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Chemistry World July 21, 2011 Serin Dabb	Small Wires Swim Through Serum for Drug Delivery US researchers have made nanowires that can be propelled through liquids with an external magnetic field. The wires could be used to deliver drugs in the human body.
Chemistry World July 21, 2011 Elinor Richards	Cell Control to Change Cell Function US scientists can now control the reactions occurring inside cells.
Chemistry World July 20, 2011 Josh Howgego	Magnets turn up the heat on tumours Claims that magnets can cure cancer might sound like quackery. But French researchers have harnessed iron oxide structures from bacteria to selectively kill tumour cells using an alternating magnetic field.
Chemistry World July 18, 2011 Meera Senthilingam	Appetite for salt linked to drug addiction Researchers in the US and Australia have identified the mechanism underlying an ancient animal instinct: our appetite for sodium chloride (salt).
Chemistry World July 14, 2011 Holly Sheahan	No More Oxygen for Artificial Lung US scientists have mimicked the structure of a lung to make a device that can use air as a ventilating gas instead of pure oxygen. The invention could mean that implantable devices could be a step closer.
Chemistry World July 13, 2011 Hayley Birch	Naked mole-rat genome holds clue to beating cancer The recently published draft sequence of the naked mole-rat genome promises to reveal the secrets of its long and remarkably cancer-free existence, potentially providing new targets for anti-cancer drugs.
National Defense August 2011 David Ake	Biosecurity Expert Fears a Nanoparticle Attack Microscopic bits of metal that float in the air in the aftermath of a terrorist attack could become a threat to national security, said an Italian pathologist.
Chemistry World July 11, 2011	How the Sun Can Affect Your Immunity Anna Simpson talks about how ultraviolet radiation can suppress immune responses and the consequences of this for our health.
Chemistry World July 7, 2011 Elinor Richards	Eight Steps to Foil Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria U.S. scientists have synthesised by a new route a key intermediate for the production of synthetic analogues of natural antibiotic tetracyclines that could be used as potential new drugs to combat the growing ranks of antibiotic resistant bacteria.
Chemistry World July 7, 2011 Hayley Birch	Could Life Have Emerged Inside Inorganic Shells? The basic components of cells can operate within the bounds of inorganic membranes made from nanoparticles, a new study shows.
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