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Chemistry World September 19, 2013 Emma Eley |
Atheroprotective pathway of superfood spirulina Scientists investigating the health enhancing properties of spirulina have identified that its atheroprotective activity may be due to it having a protein with a similar structure to bilirubin. |
Chemistry World September 19, 2013 Emily James |
Lanthanide munching bacteria found in volcanoes Scientists in the Netherlands have obtained the first evidence of a lifeform dependant on rare earth metals. The work may lead to the discovery of other previously unknown lifeforms and could advance rare earth bio-mining. |
Chemistry World September 18, 2013 Sonja Hampel |
Beetle feet inspire drug delivery patches A drug delivery plaster mimicking the wet adhesion of beetle feet has been developed by scientists in Taiwan. |
Chemistry World September 18, 2013 Phillip Broadwith |
Service with a smile Contract organic synthesis is a competitive business. Service companies in China and India offer their skills at prices it can be difficult for western firms to compete with. So how does a company stand out from the crowd? |
Chemistry World September 17, 2013 Ian Randall |
Synthetic drug found in nature The bark of Nauclea latifolia contains tramadol at medicinal concentrations. |
Chemistry World September 17, 2013 Laura Howes |
Cork taint shuts down your nose 2,4,6-Trichloroanisole is often the compound held responsible for the musty, unpleasant smell of 'corked' wine. |
Chemistry World September 15, 2013 Andy Extance |
Light-switch antibiotics could undermine resistance Dutch chemists have made a new weapon to fight bacteria: an antibiotic whose microbe-killing activity they can turn on using ultraviolet light, before it slowly diminishes. |
Chemistry World September 15, 2013 Laura Howes |
Taking temperature with a temporary tattoo John Rogers of the University of Illinois, at Urbana-Champaign and his team have just published their latest advance - creating a flexible wearable thermometer. |
Chemistry World September 13, 2013 Emma Stoye |
Spicing up water purification A team of US undergraduates have shown that coriander has excellent heavy metal binding properties, which they say could help provide people in developing countries with safer drinking water. |
Chemistry World September 12, 2013 Paola Quattroni |
Brain cancer severity linked with oxidation state of iron New research shows that the higher the malignancy grade of a brain tumor, the higher the iron(ii) to iron(iii) ratio in human brain tissue. The finding could point to new approaches for measuring the malignancy grade of tumors. |
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