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Chemistry World October 10, 2012 Phillip Broadwith |
Taming erythropoietin through synthesis US researchers have produced a fully synthetic version of erythropoietin, the glycoprotein responsible for regulating blood cell production. |
Chemistry World October 10, 2012 Elinor Hughes |
Batteries not included Enzyme-based biofuel cells have been plugged into lobsters and they generated enough power to run a digital watch. |
Chemistry World October 9, 2012 Elinor Hughes |
A cancer treatment that goes further A cancer treatment that uses titanium dioxide nanoparticles to kill tumor cells has been given a sound revamping by researchers in Japan. |
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2012 Ben Comer |
Stem Cells: A Promise Deferred? Ideology, politics, and a stilted political debate may be causing pharma to overlook the potential of emerging stem cell therapies in fostering a new generation of cures. |
Chemistry World October 7, 2012 David Bradley |
Magnetic nanoparticles zap cancer Nanoparticles can be used as a remote-controlled magnetic death switch to kill cancer cells, according to researchers from Korea. |
Chemistry World October 5, 2012 Patrick Walter |
Forensic lab error led to miscarriage of justice A forensics error has led to an innocent man being held for five months on a charge of rape in the UK. The DNA sample from the rape victim was contaminated during a routine DNA extraction procedure, although this is thought to have been an isolated incident. |
Chemistry World October 5, 2012 Ned Stafford |
EU food agency criticizes GM maize cancer paper The European Food Safety Authority has sharply criticized a recent paper claiming that a strain of genetically modified maize and its accompanying herbicide increase the risk of tumors and organ damage in rats. |
Chemistry World October 4, 2012 Emma Eley |
Bacterial growth is inhibited by broccoli Chemists from Israel say that the isothiocyanates sulforaphane and erucin, found in brassicaceae vegetables such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage and cauliflower, inhibit growth of the disease-causing bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa. |
Chemistry World October 2, 2012 Fiona McKenzie |
Protein sorting within cells US scientists have used magnetic nanoparticles with specific ligands to latch on to and visualize specific proteins in living cells. |
Chemistry World October 1, 2012 Paul Docherty |
Prostaglandin F2I There's been no shortage of grant funding for synthetic chemistry of the prostaglandins, keeping some of the finest minds in organic chemistry engaged over the last five decades. |
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