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Chemistry World January 23, 2009 Rebecca Trager	UCLA lab assistant dies The tragic event, which involved t-butyl lithium, a compound that spontaneously ignites on exposure to air, could have widespread implications for academic chemistry departments.
Chemistry World January 23, 2009 Ned Stafford	Outwitting the doping cheats of the future Biochemists at the German Sport University in Cologne have developed an anti-doping test for a drug candidate in early development that may counteract muscle fatigue and potentially enhance athletic performance.
Chemistry World January 21, 2009 Simon Hadlington	Electron-conducting polymer for printed electronics The prospect of powerful electronic circuits made from printable plastics has moved a step closer with the discovery of a cheap, stable organic polymer semiconductor
Chemistry World January 21, 2009 Alexander Hellemans	Quantum shuttling boost for organic solar cells Organic polymers can use a quantum effect to rapidly shuttle light energy along their chains, even at room temperature.
Chemistry World January 19, 2009 Manisha Lalloo	Synthetic HDL could boost body's 'good cholesterol' US scientists say gold nanoparticle based therapies could be used to help boost levels of good cholesterol in our bodies.
Chemistry World January 18, 2009 Hayley Birch	Plants reprogrammed to produce potential drugs Plants could one day function as factories for producing anti-cancer drugs, say US scientists.
Scientific American January 2009 John Rennie	A Molecular Checkup: The Nano Future of Medicine The Editor in Chief of Scientific American introduces the February 2009 issue
Chemistry World January 16, 2009 Lewis Brindley	Aspirin-Cobalt Complex Shows Anti-Tumour Promise Attaching a cobalt complex to aspirin significantly changes the molecule's anti-cancer properties, European researchers have found.
Chemistry World January 15, 2009 Simon Hadlington	Curvaceous crystals Spanish scientists have shown how elaborately curved crystalline structures, similar to those typically made by living organisms, can grow from simple solutions of metal carbonates.
Chemistry World January 15, 2009 Ned Stafford	Synthetic cannabis mimic found in herbal incense A chemical substance first synthesized in 1995 in a university lab in the US is now being used by young people around the world to legally achieve a marijuana-like high and is causing alarm among health officials in Europe.
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