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Tracking volatile organic compounds
1/31/14

Isoprene and methanol are, among others, volatile organic compounds that are naturally released into the environment by plants. But what role do they play in atmospheric pollution and climate change?

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Food contaminated by furan: what are the risks?
11/29/13

In his doctoral thesis, Georges Scholl tested more than 500 food samples collected between the Belgian coast and Arlon in order to define the levels of furan in different food types.

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Anti-cancer treatments: why mTor has had disappointing results
6/26/13

MTor is a protein that is involved in the growth and proliferation of cells. It was hoped that inhibiting this protein would have a role to play in cancer therapy but the results proved disappointing. Now, scientists understand why.

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The mysteries of towers of sand
2/1/13

Why does a flow of grains sometimes form pretty scattered piles and sometimes high and narrow towers? A mystery which has just been solved.

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Inks that can betray forgers
12/7/12

A doctoral thesis studies different methods for analyzing printer ink which makes it possible to detect attempts to falsify documents.

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