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Chemistry World January 30, 2014 Anthony King	Unnatural DNA links click for faster synthesis Human cells can still read strands of DNA correctly if they are stitched together using linkers not found in nature, a new study shows.
Chemistry World January 28, 2014 Katia Moskvitch	Sweet success for bio-battery Rechargeable, energy-dense bio-batteries running on sugar might be powering our electronic gadgets in as little as three years, according to a US team of scientists.
Chemistry World January 24, 2014 Simon Hadlington	New biosensor inspired by turkeys Researchers in the US have invented a sensor that changes color in response to its environment using a similar mechanism to that which operates in many animals.
Chemistry World January 24, 2014 Michael Gross	Self-assembing carbohydrates behave like proteins Researchers have used ultracentrifugation to show that some carbohydrates behave like proteins, sticking together in complex, well-ordered arrangements that readily dissolve and reform in response to concentration changes.
Chemistry World January 16, 2014	The art of alternatives Recent years have seen great advances in alternatives to animal tests. Yet we still need to understand how and why compounds are toxic before we can make the giant leap to replacement.
Chemistry World January 22, 2014 Tim Wogan	Implant harvests heartbeat power A flexible piezoelectric implant that harnesses energy from the body's natural motions has been developed by researchers in the US and China.
Chemistry World January 22, 2014 Eleanor Merritt	Designer esters for complex carbohydrates Scientists based in the US have developed a new strategy to simplify the chemical synthesis of complex carbohydrates.
Chemistry World January 22, 2014 Anna Simpson	Magdalena Titirici: Biowaste conversion Research in the Titirici group involves trying to create porous carbon materials from renewable resources such as lignin, cellulose and chitin, as well municipal and agricultural wastes.
Information Today January 21, 2014	Springer Collaborates With Italian Society of Endocrinology Springer Science+Business Media joined forces with the Societa Italiana di Endocrinologia (Italian Society of Endocrinology) to publish the electronic-only, peer-reviewed Journal of Endocrinological Investigation.
Chemistry World January 20, 2014 Martha Henriques	Fast test classifies meningitis bacteria Researchers in the UK have developed a new method that uses surface enhanced Raman scattering to quickly identify which meningitis causing bacteria is responsible for an infection.
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