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EU drive to increase expertise on chemical effects on humans

January 5, 2017
News
An EU-backed study is to begin this month to increase the number of researchers able to assess the impact of chemicals on the human endocrine system.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Chemistry
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Chemists find novel method to control catalysis

December 19, 2016
News
Scientists in Canada have discovered a novel technique that enables them to manipulate catalytic reactions.
Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Chemistry
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Elemental discovery points to history of water on Mars

December 19, 2016
News
Boron has been detected for the first time on planet Mars, indicating the presence of long-term groundwater in the past.
Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
Astrophysics, Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Physics
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Understanding Nature’s scalpel

December 15, 2016
Feature
The CRISPR-Cas system is already one of our most important genetic techniques – and it is one honed by evolution not humanity. So why did it evolve, how exactly does...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Clam shells detail millennium of change

December 14, 2016
News
A US scientist has created, for the first time, a 1,000 year record of ocean climate change – using clam shells.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental Sciences
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Ready for a fully energised lecture?

December 12, 2016
Insight
The Christmas Lectures have been a key part of the Royal Institution’s science outreach since 1825. Following in the footsteps of scientists such as Faraday, Sagan and Dawkins, Professor Saiful...
Chemistry, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Atmospheric Chemistry, Chemistry, Energy, Interviews, Nanotech, Nanotechnology
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Feel the heat of antimicrobial resistance

November 23, 2016
Feature
Used by Antoine Lavoisier in the 18th Century, calorimetry is one of the oldest methods of chemical analysis. But sometimes the oldies are the best says Dr Magnus Jansson. Here...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Scientists calculate future benefits of electric vehicles

November 22, 2016
News
Electric vehicles that run on batteries instead of hydrogen fuel cells are more likely to be environmentally friendly in the future, according to researchers from California and Munich. The scientists...
Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Green Chemistry
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Culture clash

November 9, 2016
Feature
With estimates suggesting they can infect anything between 10-85% of cell lines in a microbiology laboratory, Andrea Toell explains how best to protect yourself against mycoplasma
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Has Microsoft made an oncological smart bomb?

November 4, 2016
Feature
In September, AstraZeneca and Microsoft made headlines for their pioneering ‘drag and drop’ computer model of cancer cell signalling. Here Jonathan Dry explains why this isn’t simply hyperbole and that...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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