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Some scientists suggest that environmental standardization may lead to spurious findings. The implication from this hypothesis will likely be controversial.
A method to improve the sensitivity of solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy promises to extend this technology to larger and more biologically interesting systems than previously feasible.