Oxygen: The Molecule that Made the World by Nick Lane

Oxygen: The Molecule that Made the World



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Oxygen: The Molecule that Made the World Nick Lane ebook
Page: 388
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Format: pdf
ISBN: 0198607830, 9780198607830


3 hundred million many years in the past, dragonflies grew as large as seagulls, with wingspans virtually a lawn across. Although humans must breathe oxygen to stay alive, oxygen is a risky substance inside the body because it can make molecules overly reactive. Or literally anything made of concrete. And when he does, as this Buzzfeed Hope you weren't too attached to your inner ears! Scientists in Canada have made nanoparticles that release singlet oxygen when a laser beam is shone on them. Author Nick Lane presents a captivating. Under the right conditions, oxygen, light and photosensitiser molecules combine to generate a short-lived poisonous oxygen species called singlet oxygen. [BuzzFeed Sure, but the story is about all oxygen molecules in everything on Earth disappearing, including oxygen bound in chemical compounds. Oxygen Molecules in the Orion Nebula Astronomers have at last identified the distinct signatures of oxygen molecules in space, using observations made with the Herschel Space Observatory. Sure, our supervillains are more of the geopolitical type, but it's inevitable that some day a mad scientist will come along with an oxygen-stealing ray. This is the basis of photodynamic therapy, a treatment for some cancers. If you have an interest in antioxidants, nutrition, aging, science or just want a good book to read, this is it. The nanoparticles could improve the effectiveness of photodynamic therapy. Prevention of oxidative stress. Astronomers are finding more and more of life's key ingredients in deep space, from amino acids to a huge water reservoir, and now molecular oxygen.

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