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Chemistry World July 2007 Lisa Melton	There's More to Quitting Than Nicotine As England joins the growing list of nations to ban smoking in enclosed public places, this article explores the medicinal arsenal that could help to kick the habit
Chemistry World July 17, 2007 Emma Baines	Neurotransmitter Levels Linked to Amnesia The widely accepted role of protein synthesis in memory formation has been questioned in light of data released by US researchers.
Chemistry World July 16, 2007 Karen Harries-Rees	Tasting Sour Flavours is Genetic Researchers have found that genes play a central role in the recognition of sour tastes but not in the recognition of saltiness. The findings could help identify the taste receptor that detects sourness in food.
Chemistry World July 13, 2007 Tom Westgate	Colourful Colloids A simple mixture of iron oxide, a polymer and water can take on any color simply by applying a magnetic field.
Chemistry World July 13, 2007 James Mitchell Crow	Superconductivity: Explosive New Images UK chemists have discovered how to create superconducting images on paper.
Chemistry World July 12, 2007 Tom Westgate	Model Enzyme Attacks Alkyl Mercury US chemists have devised a molecular mimic for an enzyme that destroys toxic alkyl mercury pollutants.
Chemistry World July 12, 2007 John Bonner	Aphids Defend Colony with Cabbage Chemistry Ladybirds bite off more than they can chew if they try to feed on aphids armed with a chemical weapon based on mustard-oil, researchers report.
Chemistry World July 10, 2007 Tom Westgate	Attosyringe Shows Potential Electrochemists have given hope to biologists who want to inject precise and tiny volumes of fluids into living cells. They have developed a syringe that delivers attolitre volumes.
Chemistry World July 6, 2007 Richard Van Noorden	Whitesides Charges to the Top US chemist George Whitesides has overtaken Harvard compatriot E. J. Corey to top a league table measuring the research achievements of living chemists.
Chemistry World July 5, 2007 Michael Gross	Cold Chemistry Chemical reactions at extremely low temperatures can run at surprisingly fast rates and astrochemists have begun to figure out why.
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