...that in the early 1940s GE engineer James Wright was charged with a task of utmost importance to the war effort: develop a cheap substitute for rubber that could be used to produce tires, gas masks and a whole host of military gear. Wright tackled the task diligently -- and wound up inventing Silly Putty.
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| 8101409 | Ultra-nanocrystalline diamond as a biomaterial for enhancing proliferation and differentiation of neural stem cells Compositions for promoting growth and/or differentiation of a stem cell are disclosed. The composition comprises: a) a diamond film; b) a stem cell cultured on the diamond film; and c) a medium bathing the stem cell. The stem cell may be a mammalian neural stem cell... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7524648 | Expression system for enhancing solubility and immunogeneicity of recombinant proteins Expression system for enhancing solubility and immunogenicity of recombinant proteins. The expression system includes a protein expression vector that contains a chimeric gene encoding a chimeric protein. The chimeric protein contains three polypeptidyl fragments: (... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7465455 | Fusion protein of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus as PRRS vaccine A fusion protein of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) for PRRSV vaccine. The fusion protein includes: (a) a Pseudomoitas Exoloxin A (PE) peptide that comprises a binding domain and a translocating domain; (b) a peptide fragment that contain... | 12/16/2008 |