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Chemistry World October 26, 2012 Rachel Cooper |
Determining sex from a fingerprint Peptides naturally present in sweat are distinctive for one sex or the other. The ability to determine the sex of an individual from fingermarks left at crime scenes advances our current understanding of the limits of the forensic usefulness of fingermarks. |
Chemistry World October 24, 2012 |
Less is more for DNA reactions A technique allowing the use of small amounts of DNA for efficient DNA-directed chemistry has been developed by scientists in Germany. |
Chemistry World October 23, 2012 Simon Hadlington |
Multiple insecticides are bad news for bumblebees Colonies of bees were exposed to two classes of insecticide and observed for several weeks. Long-term exposure to the two insecticides had a significant impact on the colonies. |
Chemistry World October 23, 2012 Amy Middleton-Gear |
Plant power! To combat our reliance on fossil fuels, US scientists have discovered a new route for turning the carbohydrate cellulose -- the most abundant organic molecule on Earth -- into 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural, a promising precursor molecule to alternative fuels. |
Chemistry World October 22, 2012 Yuandi Li |
Mustard plant can hold nerve agent secrets UK scientists have shown that plants can be used to detect nerve agents. |
Chemistry World October 18, 2012 Andy Extance |
RNA teams up to beat selfish rivals A team from Portland State University has shown that cooperative ribozymes -- RNA enzymes -- outdo 'selfish' autocatalytic competitors for the same building blocks. |
Chemistry World October 18, 2012 Jessica Cocker |
Killing three parasites with one stone Scientists in the US have developed a hybrid drug that is active against malaria, schistosomiasis or hookworm. |
Chemistry World October 18, 2012 |
A signal honor The 2012 Nobel prize in chemistry was awarded to Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka for studies of G-protein-coupled receptors. This article looks at the molecular machinery underpinning cell signaling. |
Chemistry World October 16, 2012 Ian Le Guillou |
Night of the living surfaces Researchers from ETH Zurich, Switzerland, have developed a film that contains penicillin-releasing fungi, which could cover work surfaces in hospitals, food preparation areas or wherever microbial contamination must be avoided. |
Chemistry World October 11, 2012 Elinor Hughes |
Cotton thread to monitor athletes' dehydration Scientists in Italy have integrated a device to monitor the salt concentration of sweat into a cotton fiber. The fiber can then be embedded into cloth and could be used to monitor hydration levels in athletes by measuring how much they are sweating. |
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