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BusinessWeek
September 30, 2010
Ira Boudway |
High Tech and Low Cost Rice University undergraduates create a centrifuge from a salad spinner to use in areas without electricity.   |
Chemistry World
September 30, 2010
Andrew Turley |
Bacteria factories for Taxol precursors Researchers have engineered bacteria to produce precursors of Taxol (paclitaxel), one of the most widely used cancer drugs. |
Chemistry World
September 30, 2010
James Urquhart |
Weightlifting crystals Japanese researchers have created a co-crystal that reversibly bends like human muscle when exposed to ultraviolet and visible light. |
Chemistry World
September 29, 2010
Hayley Birch |
Protein folding: knotted or not A new study may help scientists unravel the complex problem of protein folding. The study suggests knotted proteins, which present a particular challenge to folding experts, could be untied with a couple of well-targeted tugs. |
Chemistry World
September 27, 2010
Manisha Lalloo |
Structure dictates glycan story Chemists have discovered that small structural differences in oligosaccharide clusters can lead to dramatic differences in the way they interact with the body. |
BusinessWeek
September 23, 2010
Rob Waters |
Stem Cells That Save Big Pharma a Bundle Drugmakers hope to save big by using stem cells to test drugs for dangerous side effects long before costly human trials are needed. |
Chemistry World
September 22, 2010
Manisha Lalloo |
Salmonella's secret weapon US researchers have explained the chemical trick behind Salmonella bacteria's ability to outgrow other microbes living in the gut. The findings could lead to new drug treatments for the bacterial infection. |
Chemistry World
September 21, 2010
Hayley Birch |
Self-pumping membrane mimics cell machinery US researchers have imitated the transport functions of biological membranes by incorporating tiny pumps into synthetic membranes. They say their 'self-pumping' mimics could be used in compartment-less fuel cells. |
National Defense
October 2010
Stew Magnuson |
Scientists Hope Bomb Blast Research Can Lead to Better Helmets Scientists are now taking a closer look at exactly what a shockwave does in the milliseconds it takes for it to pass through a helmet, skull and brain. |
Fast Company
October 2010
Lillian Cunningham |
Convention on Biological Diversity Feeling all fuzzy? As the Convention on Biological Diversity kicks off its 10th edition (this year in Nagoya, Japan), here's a look at six critters worth saving -- and the industries threatening to put them under. |
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