Biology & Life Sciences

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Chemistry World September 10, 2015 Michael Spencelayh	Cheap and sensitive test for a key prostate cancer marker Scientists in Italy have developed a cheap and disposable sensor that can detect the presence of the prostate cancer biomarker sarcosine in urine.
Chemistry World September 10, 2015 Jennifer Newton	Waste not, want not? Karen Wilson is striving to promote biofuels and get the message across that there's a lot of waste streams from agriculture and food processing that could be a viable feedstock for fuels and chemicals.
National Defense October 2015 Allyson Versprille	Army, Industry Partner to Test Burn Treatment Biotechnology company Amarantus Biological Holdings is partnering with the U.S. Army to advance clinical testing for a product to treat severe burns.
Chemistry World September 9, 2015 James Urquhart	Purple bacteria signal zinc deficiency US researchers who have developed a zinc biosensor that functions as a bacterial 'litmus test', eliminating the need for expensive equipment.
Chemistry World September 8, 2015 Simon Hadlington	Mutant plant can mop up explosives UK researchers have identified a mutant plant that is able to thrive on soil contaminated with high concentrations of the explosive TNT.
Chemistry World September 3, 2015 Andy Extance	Vitamin makes tricky E/Z flipping easy By looking deep into our eyes -- particularly the chemicals that help us see -- researchers have discovered a cheap, easy route to useful but hard-to-make organic compounds.
Chemistry World September 1, 2015 Jon Cartwright	Electrostatic net kills resistant mosquitoes A mosquito net that binds insecticides with electrostatic forces could be a significant step towards eradicating tropical diseases like malaria and dengue, according to the researchers who have developed it.
Chemistry World September 1, 2015 Jack Busby	Smorgasbord of chemical blueprints located in plain pond algae Genes from a common single-celled organism, pond algae Euglena gracilis, could be manipulated to synthesize a host of unusual, and potentially useful, compounds.
Information Today September 1, 2015	InfoDesk Plans New Version of PipelinePlus Pipeline Plus simplifies drug pipeline searching and provides federated results and related drug news on a single platform.
Chemistry World August 28, 2015 Jennifer Newton	Synthetic stomach membrane to minimize animal tests Scientists in the UK have made a synthetic surface that could replace animal tissues in liquid drug formulation tests.
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