Chemistry

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Chemistry World August 7, 2012 Emma Eley	Improved drugs to treat malarial liver infection Antimalarial drugs with increased in vitro activity have been developed by scientists in Portugal and the US. These novel drugs, called primacins, are active against two stages of malarial infection.
Chemistry World August 7, 2012 Hamish Kidd	Plant power The Chemistry of Plants -- Perfumes, Pigments and Poisons by Margareta Sequin can be enjoyed by anyone interested in organic chemistry as exemplified in the world of plants.
Chemistry World August 6, 2012 Andy Extance	'Spider threads' bring great self-healing power US and Hong Kong scientists have invented a material that can heal itself from millimeter-scale cracks when heated, using spider-silk inspired plastic threads.
Chemistry World August 6, 2012 Hayley Birch	Sensor a snug fit for glucose A simple approach to making sugar-binding molecules provides a route towards practical glucose-sensing devices.
Chemistry World August 3, 2012 Andrew Extance	Gel polymer seizes shadow With just a slight dip in a tungsten filament bulb's intensity, Canadian researchers have created channels that light can't enter.
Chemistry World August 3, 2012 Laura Howes	Anti-mosquito paint trialled An insectide containing paint has been used to irradicate an infestation of Triatome in Bolivia.
Chemistry World August 3, 2012 Francesca Burgoyne	Eye spy cyanide The color of cyanide poisoning is purple, according to researchers in Switzerland who have developed a method that enables them to quickly detect blood cyanide levels through a simple color change.
Chemistry World August 2, 2012 Philip Ball	Polymer replacement for the hydration shell The sheath of water molecules, called a hydration shell, that gives protein molecules the flexibility to do their catalytic job can be replaced by polymers, according to Adam Perriman of the University of Bristol and his coworkers.
Chemistry World August 1, 2012 Patrick Walter	Phenomenal Olympic science legacy (or is that sustainability?) What do you do with a lab set up solely to catch Olympic drug cheats once the games are over? In the case of the London 2012 games, the answer is to turn it into a state of the art analytical lab.
Chemistry World August 1, 2012 Laura Howes	John Peterson takes the helm at Iupac The new executive director of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, John Peterson, takes office today.
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