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Chemistry World July 3, 2006 Mark Peplow	Drug Screen Reveals Antimalarial Agent A widely-available antihistamine called astemizole could help in the battle against malaria, according to a survey of more than 2,600 drugs in a pharmaceutical library.
Chemistry World July 2006 John Bonner	Insect Detectives Chemists and biologists are harnessing the powerful sense of smell that insects possess to devise applications from detecting rotten tomatoes to controlling one of the deadliest diseases in Africa.
Chemistry World June 28, 2006 Katharine Sanderson	Insecticide Acts on Insect Muscles Researchers at DuPont have discovered a range of potent insecticides: the anthranilamides. These nitrogen-containing aromatic compounds are selective targets of the ryanodine receptor in insects. Ryanodine receptors are calcium ion channels used in muscle function.
Chemistry World June 27, 2006 Michael Gross	Copper Corrosion Makes the Print Clock Tick A technique used to pinpoint the time at which new species of life evolved -- the molecular clock -- has been adapted to date historic prints.
Chemistry World June 23, 2006 Jon Evans	Phosphorus Concentrations Catalogued in Coral A species of cold-water coral keeps an accurate record of marine phosphorus concentrations, report geoscientists. The coral Desmophyllum dianthus incorporates phosphorus into its skeleton at concentrations proportional to those in the surrounding ocean.
Smithsonian July 2006 David Karp	Berried Treasure Why is horticulturalist Jan Swartz so determined to grow an exotic strawberry beloved by Jane Austen? He's searching for what may be the most elusive prize in the highly competitive, secretive, $1.4 billion-a-year strawberry industry.
Chemistry World June 22, 2006	Ethicist Approves Performance Enhancing Drugs A leading ethicist has questioned the value of banning some of the sports drugs listed by the World Anti-Doping Agency. It's a view rejected strenuously by former Olympian Linford Christie, who tested positive for the anabolic steroid nandrolone in 1999.
Chemistry World June 21, 2006 Katharine Sanderson	Peptide Agent Tracks Angiogenesis A molecular imaging agent that can track the progress of tumour growth is about to be trialled by GE Healthcare.
Chemistry World June 20, 2006 Jon Evans	Tuning Lanthanides to Detect Cancer Biomarkers Researchers have designed compounds containing lanthanide metal centers that detect a range of carbohydrates, glycolipids and phospholipids, including important disease biomarkers.
Reactive Reports Issue 56 Jeffrey Krise	A Basic Approach to Chemotherapy Chemists have found a way to attack malignant cells with an anticancer drug, while sparing healthy cells.
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