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Chemistry World
July 10, 2013
David Bradley |
Solar-powered autoclave punks pathogens It sounds like the most desirable machine in a 'steampunk' laboratory: a solar-powered autoclave that sterilizes using light-harvesting nanoparticles that blast out steam.   |
Chemistry World
July 9, 2013
Daniel Johnson |
Stealthy nanoparticles gather to take on tumors A team of Chinese scientists have created nanoparticles that respond to changes in pH, clumping together in acidic conditions. |
Chemistry World
July 7, 2013
Anthony King |
Green graphene band-aid Scientists have revealed that graphene kills bacteria by slicing through their membranes and yanking out their phospholipids. They say graphene could become a new type of 'green' antimicrobial material for everyday use. |
Chemistry World
July 5, 2013
Jessica Cocker |
Protein analysis unlocks museum mysteries Researchers in the US and UK have shown that peptide mass fingerprinting can be used to determine the animal species of collagen-based materials in a diverse range of museum objects. |
Chemistry World
July 3, 2013
Donatella Lippi |
Chocolate as medicine: a quest over the centuries The book by Philip K Wilson and W Jeffrey Hurst summarizes the best evidence available from science to support and confirm the health benefits of chocolate. |
Chemistry World
July 2, 2013
Sonja Hampel |
Thalidomide teams-up with turmeric to kill myeloma cells Cancer researchers in the US and China have combined the turmeric spice pigment curcumin and the drug thalidomide to create hybrid compounds that can kill multiple myeloma cells. |
Chemistry World
July 2, 2013
Jeanne Therese Andres |
Mapping receptors in the brain Scientists from the UK and Germany have developed new compounds that target and bind to brain proteins linked to serious neurological disorders. |
Chemistry World
July 2, 2013
Derek Lowe |
Target acquired Phenotypic screening has recently seen a revival in popularity. This technique assesses drug candidates first by their effects in some organism, then works back to their causes. It can be an effective strategy, but when you find some interesting results, the need to explain them can become acute. |
Chemistry World
July 1, 2013
James Urquhart |
Antibiotic research hits a sweet spot UK researchers have found a way to weaken the molecular armour of Escherichia coli to allow the host's immune system to attack and kill the pathogen. |
Chemistry World
June 28, 2013
Emma Stoye |
Antibiotic killing mechanism debate continues Antibiotics can kill bacteria without the need for reactive oxygen species. That's the claim of new research, which has added new evidence into the emerging debate over how antibiotics exert their lethal effects. |
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