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Chemistry World
November 1, 2011
Sarah Houlton |
A Shot in the Arm for Drugs for Neglected Diseases A new consortium of public and private sector partners has been launched by the World Intellectual Property Organization. Its aim is to share intellectual property that may help find drugs for malaria, tuberculosis and other neglected tropical diseases.   |
IEEE Spectrum
November 2011
Dave Levitan |
Prospects for an Artificial Leaf Are Growing Scientists design artificial photosynthesis devices that could make hydrogen or other fuels |
Chemistry World
October 31, 2011
Phillip Broadwith |
Pee-powered fuel cell turns urine to energy Urine-powered fuel cells could generate electricity and reclaim essential nutrients directly from human and animal waste, say UK scientists. |
AskMen.com
Anneli Rufus |
Meaning of Fingers The difference in length between the right-hand ring finger and the index finger -- a comparison scientists call the "digit ratio" is studied avidly because it correlates directly with many physical, behavioral, psychological, and sexual aspects of human life. |
Chemistry World
October 28, 2011
Laura Howes |
Clicking Your Way to Synthetic Antibody Therapies Scientists have clicked together synthetic antibodies using the enzymes they want to target as a template. These synthetic antibodies can then be used to bind to the enzyme templates they were cast from, which could open up a whole new field of therapeutic molecules. |
Chemistry World
October 28, 2011
Yuandi Li |
Exploding Cucumbers Inspire Drug Delivery Capsules that release their oily contents in the presence of potassium ions represent a new strategy for targeted drug delivery. |
Chemistry World
October 28, 2011
James Urquhart |
Simpler Enzymatic Route to Synthetic Heparin US scientists have demonstrated a potentially cheaper way of creating ultra low molecular weight heparin, a synthetic blood thinning agent primarily used to treat deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. |
Chemistry World
October 26, 2011
Kate McAlpine |
Dismissing gatekeepers for enhanced nerve control US researchers have invented a better way to stimulate or block nerve impulses by coating an electrode with a membrane that can control the local concentration of ions. |
Chemistry World
October 25, 2011
Jon Evans |
Carbon nanotubes detect DNA 'flipping out' US chemists have developed a way to detect the chemical modification of a single strand of DNA, by hooking it up to a pair of carbon nanotubes. |
Chemistry World
October 20, 2011
Tegan Thomas |
Bubble Trouble Eliminated in Cancer Treatment US scientists have developed a microfluidic device to manufacture droplets of a specific size at high speed for a cancer treatment called embolisation. |
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