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Chemistry World
August 18, 2006
Bea Perks |
Resistance is Futile Resistance to malaria drugs poses a serious problem in countries where the disease is endemic. But researchers have now reported the synthesis of a hybrid molecule that combines chloroquine with a molecule that reverses resistance.   |
Chemistry World
August 16, 2006
Katharine Sanderson |
Plants' Methane Emissions Revised The news that trees and other plants can give off large quantities of methane took biologists and atmospheric chemists by surprise. Scientists have now fine-tuned their calculations and set an upper limit on plants' total methane emissions that almost halves their original suggestion. |
Chemistry World
August 14, 2006
Michael Gross |
Barcode for Toxin Sensors Stripy nanowires have been developed as a platform for the simultaneous detection of different toxins or bioweapons. |
Science News
August 12, 2006
Janet Raloff |
Juice May Slow Prostate Cancer Growth (with recipe) Compounds in pomegranate juice show promise in curbing the growth of prostate cancer. Recipe: Grilled Eggplant with Pomegranate Sauce |
Chemistry World
August 9, 2006
Victoria Gill |
Wasps Fight a Chemical Battle Scientists have developed a new technique to take chemical measurements during one-on-one wasp combat, which has enabled the researchers to identify a wasp's chemical weapon of choice when it's losing a fight. |
Chemistry World
August 7, 2006
Henry Nicholls |
Alzheimer's Drug Protects Against Sarin Attack Researchers say they are close to developing the first effective antidote to the nerve agent sarin. The antidote, an Alzheimer's drug called galantamine, could also reverse the effects of other deadly organophosphorus compounds. |
Chemistry World
August 7, 2006
Tom Westgate |
Shampoo Chemical Study `Flawed' A US scientist has suggested that pregnant women should avoid using shampoos and other cosmetics containing the chemical diethanolamine (DEA), after finding that it inhibited brain development in mouse fetuses. But the research has been slammed by a leading toxicologist. |
Bio-IT World
Jul/Aug 2006
Deb Janssen |
Managing the Microarray Data Mountain Genomic studies often involve thousands of samples and require hundreds of thousands of assays per sample. Microarray manufacturers are scurrying to satisfy researcher demands for increased array density, sample number, and content flexibility. |
Bio-IT World
Jul/Aug 2006
John Russell |
Pharsight CRADA to Assist FDA with Modeling Initiative Pharsight will use FDA's feedback to further develop their server to meet drug-maker's analysis requirements, and further develop their visualization and collaboration tool to support FDA-sponsor interactions for the visualization and communication of model-based product profiles. |
Bio-IT World
Jul/Aug 2006
Kevin Davies |
Beyond the Last Chromosome About 700 attendees gathered Beyond Genome 2006, one of Cambridge Healthtech Institute's flagship conferences, to discuss the major technology trends in postgenomic biology, including systems biology, RNAi, proteomics, and personalized medicine. |
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