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The Universe’s Most Miraculous Molecule
It’s the second most abundant substance in the universe. It dissolves more materials than any other solvent.
Buckyball Used as ‘Nano-Lab’ to Study Water Molecule
A special carbon molecule known as a buckyball has been used to trap a water molecule and observe its ‘quantum rattle.’
Scientists View Molecules Leaving Cell’s Nucleus
Scientists see RNA molecules pass through nuclear pores.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry Goes to Ribosome Researchers
Three molecular biologists—Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas Steitz, and Ada Yonath—won the Nobel for Chemistry.
