Chemistry

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Chemistry World August 25, 2011 Fiona McKenzie	Poking Aspirin with a Sharp Stick Scientists have found a way to go one better than x-ray crystallography to examine pharmaceutical crystals at an even deeper level.
Chemistry World August 25, 2011 David Barden	Rapid Route to Huperzine A US chemists have devised an efficient synthesis of a natural product with great potential as a protectant against chemical warfare agents and in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
Chemistry World August 25, 2011 Holly Sheahan	New Source of Tamiflu Japanese scientists have discovered a new way of obtaining shikimic acid, the compound needed to make the influenza drug Tamiflu.
Chemistry World August 24, 2011 Josh Howgego	Cosmic Rays Get Ahead in CLOUD Organic chemical vapours may have a previously unimagined cooling effect on global climate.
Chemistry World August 24, 2011 David Bradley	Chemists Dying to Uncover Historic Textiles' Secrets Researchers have developed a sensitive and simple technique for identifying the dyes used to colour textile artefacts.
Chemistry World August 23, 2011 Josh Howgego	Expanded genetic alphabet could spell out new genes Chemists have created an artificial genetic code capable of evolving to produce new genes. The code consists of six bases, rather than the standard four, and could form the basis of randomly mutating synthetic life.
Chemistry World August 23, 2011 Simon Hadlington	Breaking open boranes to power fuel cells Hydrogen-rich ammonia borane could be a step closer to becoming a practical source of hydrogen for fuel cells following the development of a new ruthenium-based catalyst by chemists in the US.
Chemistry World August 23, 2011 Maria Burke	London rolls out dust suppressant technology The first trials of dust suppressant in the UK have shown it can reduce the amount of dust particulates in the air around roads.
Chemistry World August 22, 2011 Jon Cartwright	Manmade molecular machine goes to work Manmade molecules can generate similar forces to natural molecular machines, and could help chemists to design artificial molecular machines for meaningful tasks.
Chemistry World August 19, 2011 James Mitchell Crow	Bacteria Responsible for Missing 'Atmospheric Brooms' That Sweep the Sky Clean Soil bacteria produces chemicals that help to cleanse the atmosphere.
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