Biology & Life Sciences

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Chemistry World February 14, 2011 Catherine Bacon	New hepatitis C drug Scientists in the UK have developed a compound to combat the hepatitis C virus that could be taken as a pill.
Chemistry World February 11, 2011 David Barden	Waking up to new possibilities in imaging UK researchers have used a cage-like molecule to smuggle metal ions into cells, which could improve medical imaging.
Chemistry World February 11, 2011 Leanne Marle	Fighting back against antibiotic resistant bacteria Scientists in Japan have revealed how vancomycin dimers are effective against vancomycin-resistant bacteria.
Chemistry World February 11, 2011 Philippa Ross	Breakthrough for bacterial hydrogen production Scientists in China have developed a device that can produce hydrogen from organic materials using bacteria at temperatures below 25 degrees Celsius.
Chemistry World February 11, 2011 Emma Shiells	Enzyme logic biosensor for security surveillance Scientists in the US have made a system that rapidly detects both explosives and nerve agents, providing a simple yes-no response.
Chemistry World February 11, 2011 Elinor Richards	Thirty minute flu gene detector Scientists in Japan have developed a portable influenza testing kit with better accuracy than current methods, which can give a result in 30 minutes.
Chemistry World February 10, 2011 Erica Wise	Raman imaging gives new hope for cancer diagnosis Surface enhanced Raman scattering works by detecting spectroscopic signals of molecules such as cancer antibodies that are in close proximity to metals injected into tissue such as gold or silver nanoparticles.
Chemistry World February 8, 2011 Laura Howes	Neurotoxin detection using brain nanotubes Chan Beum Park's team in Korea, has used these nanotubes to give an optical signal in the presence of phosphate based neurotoxin paraoxon
Chemistry World February 7, 2011 Carl Saxton	Targeting memory loss A new treatment for Alzheimer's disease has been developed by Canadian and US scientists.
Chemistry World February 6, 2011 Laura Howes	Cells as test tubes Chemists have used living cells as test tubes to carry out chemical reactions never before seen within living cells.
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