Biology & Life Sciences

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Chemistry World September 7, 2012	Food with a function Compounds normally thought of as medicines are being added to food. Elinor Hughes looks at the scientific and regulatory challenges facing these nutraceuticals.
Chemistry World September 5, 2012 Elinor Hughes	Fruit juice infused chocolate to reduce fat consumption Fruit juice has been used by scientists in the UK to replace up to half of the fat content from cocoa butter and milk fats in milk and white chocolate.
Chemistry World September 3, 2012 Laura Howes	Beating shoe smells with crab shells Portuguese researchers are working to make anti-microbial shoes by treating leather with a modified chemical from crab shells.
Chemistry World August 31, 2012	New gel to repair damaged discs UK researchers have developed an injectable microgel that can completely restore the mechanical function of damaged spinal discs -- at least in an animal model.
Chemistry World August 31, 2012 Rebecca Brodie	Moving microrobots with bubbles Microrobots smaller than the width of a human hair have been directed to assemble patterns made of single yeast cells and cell-laden agarose microgels using cavitation bubbles by a team from Hawaii. The robots could be used to push cells together to grow artificial tissue.
Chemistry World August 31, 2012 Simon Hadlington	'Ocean methane paradox' solved? Numerical simulation of methane production by methanogenic microorganisms suggests that up to 400 billion tonnes of methane could be sitting under the ice. If the ice sheet collapses due to a warming climate, this could release the gas, which in turn would increase warming, the researchers say.
Chemistry World August 30, 2012 Helen Gray	Graphene printer helps fight Parkinson's disease Scientists in China have developed a method to produce large-scale, high quality, graphene composite films easily and cheaply. The process could be invaluable in commercializing the material for electrochemical biosensor applications.
Chemistry World August 29, 2012 Paul Docherty	Amphidinolide F We're plunging into the marine depths to find natural products with prodigious biological activity. The amphidinolide family comprises over 30 members, varying in architecture but (almost) all featuring a complex and highly decorated macrolactone ring at the core.
Chemistry World August 24, 2012 Andy Extance	Inert nanoshells succumb to iron will US chemists have made silica nanoshells susceptible to breakdown by proteins in our bodies, which should make them safer for drug delivery and medical imaging applications.
Chemistry World August 23, 2012 Phillip Broadwith	Synthetic platelet helpers set to save lives Nanoparticles that can stop internal bleeding have been developed by scientists in the US.
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