DNA and RNA sequencing has become the new watchword for the biological researchers, as this tells them exactly what is going on at cellular level in health and disease. However, it is a partial ...

Acid throwing is a historical method for retribution against women but has become a modern threat of another nature. Concentrated acids and other corrosive substances have appeared as modern tools of ...

ANCIENT alchemists wanted to transform common metals into gold. Now chemists have achieved a more subtle modern-day equivalent – converting the element boron from an acid to a base. The work could ...

Sialic acids, also referred to as neuraminic acids, are critical to glycoprotein bioavailability, function, stability, and metabolism. When present, these carbohydrates occupy terminal positions of ...

An acid-base indicator is a substance that changes color as the pH of the solution changes. Indicators work because they are weak acids which when in solution, exist in equilibrium with their ...

Use a cabbage detector to learn how acids (like vinegar) and bases (like soap) change the color of water. Lose the Blues with CO 2 Carbon dioxide is one of life’s most essential gases. Test how much ...

Is it an acid, base, or neutral? Make your own acid-base indicator from red cabbage, then test various household substances. Acids and bases are classes of materials that have different properties.