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Opinion
Letters: December 2008
There is a great deal of interest in the dissolution of cellulose in ionic liquids at the moment (Chemistry World, November 2008, p24). It is a commonly held view that this is new science, and the use of imidazolium based ionic liquids for this purpose is certainly new. ...
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Business
Business roundup: December 2008
GSK snaps up hepatitis expert In a bid to strengthen its position in the race to develop new hepatitis therapies, UK pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has agreed to buy Genelabs Technologies in a deal worth $57 million (£35 million). Source: © ISM / Science Photo Library Liver cells ...
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News
Traditional Chinese medicine firm struggles for approval
China's drug regulator asked to reconsider decision to reject anti-HIV herbal drug
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Podcast
November 2008
Chemistry World Podcast - November 200800:10 -- Introduction02:40 -- Better than geckos: the glue that clings to walls05:00 -- How to cure wrinkles with LEDs07:45 -- Martin Chalfie, one of this year's three chemistry Nobel prize winners tells us how his research ...
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Opinion
Letters: November 2008
From Alan Dronsfield Norman Nicholson asks about the introduction of uranium as the catalyst for the Haber process (Chemistry World, September 2008, p42). In 1908, Haber and Le Rossignol realised that it would be possible to synthesise ammonia in an 8 per cent yield at about 600°C and 200 atmospheres ...
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Business
Business roundup: November 2008
Huntsman wins Hexion court fight Huntsman has won its legal battle to force Hexion to honour its $10.6 billion (?5.4 billion) takeover deal, originally agreed in July 2007. In June 2008, Hexion declared that it was taking legal action in a bid to back out of the deal, claiming that ...
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Podcast
October 2008
Chemistry World Podcast - October 200800:10 -- Introduction02:09 -- A failed anxiety drug could provide a novel treatment for cancer04:29 -- A biosensor made from proteins could speed drug development 06:43 -- Fred Vom Saal from the endocrine disrupters group at the ...