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Hairy snail discovered in a 99-million-year-old piece of amber
Land snails in mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber (ca. 99–98 Ma) have attracted significant interest from paleontologists in recent years. Recently, international scientists, including Senckenberg’s Dr. Adrienne Jochum, have discovered a new species of land snail in an approximately 99-million-year-old piece of amber. This newly discovered species has been named Archaeocyclotus brevivillosus sp. nov. This is already
Using “Hairy Nanocrystals” To Decrease Side Effects of Cancer Drugs
Schematic of cellulose nanocrystals capturing chemotherapeutic drugs with their engineered charged, hairy extensions. Credit: Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation Scientists develop plant-based ‘hairy nanocrystals’ to remove excess chemotherapy drugs from the blood. Millions of people around the globe are affected by cancer each year; more than 39% of men and women are diagnosed with cancer…