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New molecule to slow Parkinson’s

March 23, 2015
News
Scientists have designed a peptide that can slow down brain cell damage associated with Parkinson disease. A research team at the University of Bath used a peptide that can bind...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Chemistry
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Chemistry in the perfect coffee

March 18, 2015
Insight
Computational chemistry and coffee; not – you might imagine – natural bedfellows. But Theoretical and Computational Chemist Christopher Hendon begs to differ… You were at the World Barista Championships 2014...
Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Atmospheric Chemistry, Chemistry, Interviews, Physics
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Chemical reactions in a trillionth of a second

March 13, 2015
News
Scientists have developed a method that allows observation of chemical reactions on a trillionth of a second timescale. Researchers at the University of Bristol combined ultrafast spectroscopy and computer simulations...
Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry, Chemistry
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The rise of new ozone-damaging gases

March 9, 2015
News
Short lived gases - previously thought to have little effect on the environment - can contribute to ozone depletion and influence climate.A team of researchers at Leeds’ University School of...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental
Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental Chemistry
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The big squeeze

March 3, 2015
Feature
The physical properties of proteins, so vital for cellular function, are intimately linked to the cellular environment – a very crowded place indeed. But has this relationship been neglected in...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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The wonder stuff – How peptide hydrogels could change the face of biomedicine

January 20, 2015
Feature
With a list of characteristics and applications long enough to make most bioengineers take notice, ultrashort peptide hydrogels are fast becoming the toast of biomedicine. Here, a team from Institute...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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A new lease of life

January 13, 2015
Feature
When a large scientific company decides to leave a manufacturing or R&D plant, what happens to the state-of-the-art facilities which only these big companies can afford?
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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The all seeing AI

January 6, 2015
Feature
Stephen Hawking and other high profile scientists have recently issuing stark warnings over the threat posed to humanity by advanced artificial intelligence. But aside from being a source of existential...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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A meeting of microscopic strengths

December 24, 2014
Feature
Integrated correlative light and electron microscopy (CLEM) offers the possibility to study the same area on a sample using both fluorescence and electron microscopy. One of the challenges associated with...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Fighting the doping cheats

December 3, 2014
Feature
Daniel Leigh explores the evolution of mass spectrometric approaches in sports drug testing At the Winter Olympics in Sochi in February, the biathlete Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle tested positive for the stimulant...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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