Biology & Life Sciences

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Chemistry World August 5, 2015 Emma Stoye	Vaccine raises hopes of an end to Ebola A Phase III trial for a candidate Ebola vaccine has shown extremely encouraging results in Guinea, demonstrating complete protection for all those who were vaccinated.
HBS Working Knowledge August 5, 2015 Carmen Nobel	How Hormones Foretell Whether People Will Cheat There's a key link between our hormone levels and unethical behavior, according to new research by Francesca Gino, and colleagues. The good news: businesses can do something about it.
Chemistry World August 4, 2015 Tom Wilson	Sugar suppresses as well as masks caffeine's bitter flavor In addition to directly masking the flavor of caffeine, additives were found to influence our taste perception via a direct caffeine -- additive interaction, rather than affecting the water structure around the caffeine molecules.
Chemistry World August 4, 2015 Ida Emilie Steinmark	Unique compounds let earthworms finish off leaves A unique group of compounds enable earthworms to digest otherwise inedible plant material and disrupt the carbon cycle, researchers in the UK have discovered.
Chemistry World July 30, 2015 Derek Lowe	A precision instrument? How much do medicinal chemists and their biology colleagues really trust each other's data? In the end, they have to, because drug discovery is a team sport.
Chemistry World July 29, 2015 Maria Burke	Malaria vaccine approval first marred by efficacy question mark After decades of research, a malaria vaccine has finally been given the green light by a regulatory agency. But with limited efficacy and questions over the vaccine's cost, its future remains unclear.
Chemistry World July 29, 2015 Phillip Broadwith	Biogen to develop gene therapies with AGTC The deal covers AGTC's development programs for several rare eye diseases using a viral-based gene delivery vector.
Chemistry World July 29, 2015 Thadchajini Retneswaran	Antifreeze polymer protects cells as they thaw Researchers have synthesized a polymer that limits ice crystal growth in frozen red blood cells as they thaw.
Chemistry World July 28, 2015 James Urquhart	Zeolite packaging to fight durian fruit stench Stinking foods including the world's smelliest fruit -- the durian -- could soon have their undesirable odors eliminated during storage and transport thanks to cheap packaging made from composite films of zeolite and nanocellulose.
Chemistry World July 28, 2015 Matthew Gunther	US government uncovers safety failings at nuclear lab Safety failings at the Los Alamos National Laboratory have been described as 'unsatisfactory' by the US government.
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