Biology & Life Sciences

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Chemistry World June 26, 2007 Lionel Milgrom	Mimicking Biophysics with Water Droplets Scientists have micro-engineered water droplets into protocells. Protocell networks can mimic real biophysical events within living cells.
Chemistry World June 22, 2007 Ned Stafford	Big Pharma Not Interested in 'Male Pill' German drug giant Bayer has officially stopped research and development of a hormonal male contraceptive, yet another sign that the pharma industry has lost interest in developing the so-called 'male pill.'
Chemistry World June 21, 2007 Simon Hadlington	Boron is Key to Antifungal Agent Researchers have shown that the presence of a boron atom is key to an antifungal agent being developed to treat infections of fingernails and toenails.
Chemistry World June 15, 2007 Lionel Milgrom	Electrochemical Screening for Anti-Cancer Drugs A test that predicts an individual cancer patient's response to different drugs is about to enter clinical trials, developers have announced. The chances of successful treatment will increase, they predict, while costs will decrease.
BusinessWeek June 25, 2007 John Carey	On The Brink Of Artificial Life Craig Venter says success is near, but critics blast efforts to patent synthetic organisms.
Chemistry World June 13, 2007 Richard Van Noorden	Why Cold is Such a Pain We'd all like to avoid the sting of winter air and the agony of moving frozen fingers. Scientists have discovered why extreme cold hurts, and created hardy mice who can freeze painlessly to blocks of ice.
Chemistry World June 13, 2007 James Mitchell Crow	Renewed Therapeutic Promise for Arthritis Patients Three new treatments for rheumatoid arthritis, the most common chronic inflammatory joint disease in the industrialized world, offer hope to patients where existing drugs have failed.
Chemistry World June 12, 2007 Simon Hadlington	A New Way to Look at the Brain Researchers have for the first time scanned the human brain with positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging simultaneously. The work introduces the possibility of obtaining both highly specific functional data together with anatomical information in a single scan.
Chemistry World June 11, 2007 Victoria Gill	Cancer Therapy Targets Bad Blood Tumors have a nasty habit of quickly developing their own blood supply in order to feed their rapid growth. Now, researchers have discovered a set of biological markers that distinguish tumor-specific blood vessels from normal, healthy vasculature.
Chemistry World June 8, 2007 Victoria Gill	A Good Year for Mouth Wash Researchers have provided another excuse for wine lovers to extol the virtues of their indulgence. A team at the University of Pavia have shown that both red and white wine can kill the bacteria that cause tooth decay.
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