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Chemistry World
January 29, 2013
Laura Howes |
Five green chemical feedstock projects launched The UK's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council has announced 10.7 million pounds, in combination with 1.1 million pounds from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, to fund five projects to develop new bio-based feedstocks for the chemical industry.   |
Chemistry World
January 29, 2013
Patrick Walter |
Graphene hits the funding jackpot Graphene, the atom-thick layer of carbon, is one of two big winners to emerge from the European commission's future and emerging technologies competition. The other big winner was the human brain project. |
Chemistry World
January 28, 2013
Philip Ball |
Controversial theory of smell given a boost Humans can smell the difference between ordinary and deuterated organic odorant molecules, according to a new study. Provided that a sufficient number of hydrogen atoms in the molecules are replaced by deuterium, their differing smells are relatively easily detected by most people. |
Chemistry World
January 24, 2013
Laura Howes |
Shall I compare thee to a strand of DNA? For billions of years DNA has been life's data storage medium. Now, scientists have used DNA to code and store their media and information, from all of Shakespeare's sonnets to an audio recording of Martin Luther King's 'I have a dream' speech. |
Chemistry World
January 24, 2013
Tamsin Cowley |
Environmentally friendly alternative to toxic heavy metals in paint Austrian scientists have shown that an environmentally friendly enzyme, laccase, can be used to replace toxic drying agents in paint. |
Chemistry World
January 24, 2013
Paul Docherty |
Hyperforin Studies of St John's wort have found several biologically active ingredients, but the primary agent is hyperforin, a potent inhibitor of several neurotransmitters. |
Chemistry World
January 22, 2013
Andrew Turley |
Flu vaccine without the eggs approved Flublok from US biotech Protein Sciences has become the first flu vaccine made using an insect virus to win marketing approval in the US. |
Chemistry World
January 18, 2013
Ned Stafford |
EU food agency links pesticides to bee decline Chemical giants Bayer CropScience and Syngenta are both disputing the conclusions of a report from the European Food Safety Authority that says that bees might be at risk from neonicotinoid insecticides produced by the two companies. |
Chemistry World
January 18, 2013
Emma Eley |
New method to target malaria Malaria affects millions of people each year; however, no effective vaccines exist. Now, scientists from Spain have discovered a new strategy to target the disease. |
HHMI Bulletin
Winter 2013
Sarah Goforth |
Rational Exuberance Trained as a cardiologist, Robert Lefkowitz is the first to admit that his 39-year research career has been driven by more than a desire to treat coronary disease. He has always had an unshakeable urge to figure things out. |
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