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Oxygen: The Molecule that Made the World by Nick Lane

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

Author Nick Lane presents a captivating. NGC takes you on the extraordinary journey of a single molecule of oxygen. Truth is I haven't even got a copy of that book yet, so this blog will be devoted to a review of his first, somewhat drier sounding book, Oxygen: the molecule that made the world, published in 2002. Oxygen is usually found as a molecule made up of two atoms. Scientists in Canada have made nanoparticles that release singlet oxygen when a laser beam is shone on them. After World War II, new technologies brought significant improvements to the air separation process used to produce oxygen. This is the basis of photodynamic therapy, a treatment for some cancers. Under the right conditions, oxygen, light and photosensitiser molecules combine to generate a short-lived poisonous oxygen species called singlet oxygen. The nanoparticles could improve the effectiveness of photodynamic therapy. Nick Lane's book, Oxygen The Molecule that made the World, is a surprising volume. [HD VIDEO & PHOTO] Naked Science: At this very moment, you could be breathing the same oxygen molecule that Genghis Khan did! Production volumes and purity levels increased while costs decreased. If you have an interest in antioxidants, nutrition, aging, science or just want a good book to read, this is it. ( Symbol O ) A nonmetallic element constituting 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume that occurs as a diatomic gas, O 2 , and in many compounds.