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Chemistry World July 10, 2009 James Urquhart	Wider menu for methane-eating microbes Marine dwelling microbes that consume methane for energy and produce carbon dioxide may do so by using a larger array of oxidants than previously thought. This may offer insight into the possibility of extraterrestrial life on methane rich bodies like Mars.
Chemistry World July 9, 2009 Andy Extance	Detailed crystal structure raises antibiotic hopes Scientists at King's College London and St. George's, University of London, have shown exactly how quinolones, which are the second line of defense against diseases like pneumonia and meningitis, interact with their topoisomerase IV enzyme target.
Chemistry World July 8, 2009 Phillip Broadwith	DNA gets nanotubes sorted out DNA could be the answer to sorting different kinds of carbon nanotubes, say US researchers.
Chemistry World July 8, 2009 Ned Stafford	Chemical weapons cleanup Researchers have found a safe, speedy and environmentally friendly way to clean up chemical weapons such as sulfur mustard, using a hydrogen peroxide-based microemulsion decontamination system.
Chemistry World July 8, 2009 Lewis Brindley	New solution for dye wastewater pollution Stopping chemical dye waste from polluting rivers and waterways could be much easier in future, thanks to a cheap and recyclable metal oxide cleaning system developed by researchers in the US and China.
Chemistry World July 6, 2009 Ned Stafford	Sulfate-coated soot boosts global warming Sulfate and nitrate particles in the atmosphere are thought to help combat global warming because they reflect sunlight, but a new study suggests that when combined with soot the particles could instead enhance global warming.
Chemistry World July 5, 2009 Simon Hadlington	Novel chemical approach to graphene Researchers in the US have devised a new way to create graphene - sheets of carbon one atom thick that have extraordinary electronic properties - based upon a detailed understanding of the chemical structure of an important precursor of the material, graphite oxide.
Chemistry World July 2, 2009 Matt Wilkinson	Urine turned into hydrogen fuel US researchers have developed an efficient way of producing hydrogen from urine - a feat that could not only fuel the cars of the future, but could also help clean up municipal wastewater.
Chemistry World July 2, 2009 Matt Wilkinson	Catalysing the fuels of the future US biofuel producer Virent Energy Systems has been awarded the US Environmental Protection Agency's Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Small Business Award for its development of a cost-effective and energy-efficient method of turning plant sugars into hydrocarbon fuels.
Chemistry World July 2009 Derek Lowe	Column: In the pipeline The author wonders where we'd be without the formulation chemists
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