Böttger
Americannoun
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To test whether slip-ups during protein synthesis propel aging in mammals, molecular biologist Erik Böttger of the University of Zurich and colleagues genetically engineered mice to have error-prone ribosomes.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 1, 2022
The study indicates that inaccurate protein synthesis “is a key player in aging,” Böttger says.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 1, 2022
By the 18th century, German alchemist Johann Friedrich Böttger discovered the formula, and hard-paste porcelain began being manufactured in Europe as well as in Asia.
From New York Times ● Feb. 9, 2022
And one of the great technological breakthroughs ever was made by Johann Böttger, a man who was something between an alchemist and a chemist working in Dresden in around 1710.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 26, 2014
It looked very fine indeed, and Böttger had no fault to find with it until he took it up to put it on his head; then he observed that it was strangely heavy.
From The Story of Porcelain by Bassett, Sara Ware
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