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Chemistry World July 17, 2006 Bea Perks	Marine Toxin Synthesised From Scratch The synthesis of a little understood toxin found in tropical fish marks an important step in natural product synthesis, report chemists. The work will not only help to tackle a widespread food-borne illness -- it will also spare tons of Moray eels from a grisly end.
Reactive Reports Issue 57 David Bradley	Brush Daily with Cranberries US researchers have demonstrated that the extracts of the red fruit can prevent Streptococcus mutans, the bacteria responsible for dental caries, from having its wicked way with your teeth and so potentially halt tooth decay.
Reactive Reports Issue 57 David Bradley	Grape Expectations Certain Italian grape varieties used in popular red wines may contain high levels of the sleep hormone melatonin.
Reactive Reports Issue 57 David Bradley	PEPping Up the Celiac Diet An enzyme added to foods containing gluten could put an end to the misery of celiac disease for many sufferers, allowing them to eat almost anything they fancy without having to worry about the effects on their digestive system.
Reactive Reports Issue 57 David Bradley	A Spoonful of Slime Helps the Medicine Go Down The slime that covers the flat-fish plaice contains an antimicrobial agent that kills Staphylococcus aureus, the bacteria causing concern in hospitals across the globe as its drug-resistant strains spread.
Chemistry World July 13, 2006	Microbial Alchemists Under the Microscope A particular type of bacteria can precipitate gold from an aqueous solution to form those elusive nuggets, researchers have found. The discovery is the latest episode in a geological debate about the possible bacterial role in the formation of gold deposits.
Chemistry World July 11, 2006 Simon Hadlington	Spin Doctors Find New Way to Make Skin Scaffold Researchers have developed a new type of polymer scaffold support for growing cultured human skin cells. The team showed that the mechanical and geometric properties of the scaffold are far more important than any specific chemical property.
Chemistry World July 10, 2006 Jon Evans	Water Trapped in a Sugar Crystal A spectroscopy technique commonly used to study polymers has helped shed light on how a sugar protects certain organisms from dehydration.
Psychology Today May/Jun 2006 Paul Raeburn	A Case for Double-Edged Optimism Personality and outlook are critical for staying healthy but a sunny disposition only goes so far. For some, a shot of pessimism packs more medicinal punch. From good stress to lethal optimism, the new rules of the immunity game.
Scientific American July 3, 2006 Jeneen Interlandi	An Immune Portal Protein may be a key to autoimmune disorders
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