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BusinessWeek April 28, 2011 Ashlee Vance |
Pacific Biosciences' $600 Million Decoder Ring Pacific Biosciences' technology may finally fulfill the dream of gene sequencing. |
Chemistry World April 28, 2011 Laura Howes |
Polymer collapses in a flash Researchers in the Netherlands have created a polymer that folds up like a protein on exposure to light. |
Chemistry World April 27, 2011 Carol Stanier |
Drug cocktails greater than the sum of their parts Canadian scientists have shown that combining an antibiotic that is past its prime with other drugs can give it a new lease of life. |
Chemistry World April 21, 2011 James Urquhart |
Lignin cut down to size by nickel catalyst A nickel-based homogeneous catalyst that breaks down lignin - the tough polymer that forms plant cell walls - into useful building blocks suitable for chemicals, including green fuels, has been developed by US scientists. |
Chemistry World April 21, 2011 David Barden |
RNA analysis raises hopes of early cancer diagnosis An improved method for diagnosing colorectal cancer without using invasive techniques has been developed by scientists in China. |
Chemistry World April 21, 2011 Hayley Birch |
Insecticide studies provide clues to bees' disappearance A rapid analytical technique could facilitate more extensive studies of the reasons for the worldwide decline in bee populations. Studies using the method suggest insecticides used to coat crop seeds may be partly to blame. |
Chemistry World April 20, 2011 Jon Cartwright |
New clotting drug antidote could cut surgery risk Chemists in the UK have developed a possible alternative to protamine, a molecule used by doctors to counteract the effects of anti-clotting drugs. |
Chemistry World April 19, 2011 Simon Hadlington |
Cell factories package drugs for delivery Scientists in Australia and Germany have used living cells as 'factories' to encapsulate particles such as drugs in biological membranes. |
Chemistry World April 18, 2011 Kate McAlpine |
Shaping crystals with bio-tools Researchers in the US have developed a new approach for controlling crystal growth, borrowing tools from biology. |
BusinessWeek April 14, 2011 Jon Birger |
The Battle Royale for Supercorn Corn that doesn't need so much nitrogen could cut America's $8-billion-a-year fertilizer bill, send less pollution into the water and less carbon into the air. Meet the scientists trying to build a better kernel |
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