Researchers found that a protein in organs that repeatedly stretch and retract can lose their functionality when exposed to sugar.
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A paper in Science describes an organic crystal that shows promise as a cheap, flexible, nontoxic material for the working parts of memory chips, sensors and energy-harvesting devices.
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