Biology & Life Sciences

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Chemistry World August 31, 2011 Hayley Birch	Smallpox vaccine virus puts cancer in its sights The results of a human cancer therapy trial show for the first time that tumors can be targeted and infected by engineered viruses, without damage to surrounding tissues.
Chemistry World August 30, 2011 Laura Howes	G-quadruplexes take the strain in cancer drug search A new single molecule technique can provide greater insight into the interactions between G-quadruplexes and small-molecule ligands.
Chemistry World August 28, 2011 Simon Hadlington	Synthetic self-assembling collagen for tissue engineering US researchers have succeeded in making the most realistic synthetic collagen to date.
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 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 18, 2011 Helen Bache	Sugar injection to beat hospital infection A carbohydrate from the surface of the most virulent strain of the bacterium Clostridium difficile has been synthesised by chemists in Germany. The molecule could be used to develop a vaccine against the infection.
Chemistry World August 17, 2011 Josh Howgego	Worms Modified to Express Unnatural Amino Acids Unnatural amino acids have been expressed for the first time in complex multicellular organisms. Researchers hope this will open up new ways to track biochemical processes and disease pathways.
Chemistry World August 17, 2011 Jon Cartwright	Plasma Treatment to Use Patient's Proteins to Improve Medical Device Biocompatibility Researchers have developed a plasma treatment that can make any medical device biocompatible by sticking a patient's own proteins to it.
Chemistry World August 12, 2011 Manisha Lalloo	Unraveling cell membranes to understand drugs Researchers in Sweden have found a way to create flattened cell membranes, known as supported lipid bilayers, out of real cell structures.
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