All articles by Chemistry World – Page 40
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Opinion
Letters: June 2008
From Peter Bentley Your article, ’The Trouble with Antibiotics’ (Chemistry World, March 2008, p16) was unremarkable in containing nothing new, but it did omit a few aspects. The timeline failed to show dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) or isoleucyl tRNA synthetase inhibitors, exemplified by trimethoprim and pseudomonic acid respectively. That takes ...
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Business
Business roundup: June 2008
Bisphenol A studies spark mixed messages As bottle makers and retailers move to pull products made with bisphenol A (BPA), law makers and health regulators continue to argue over the compound’s safety. Source: © GETTY IMAGES Do polycarbonate bottles pose a health risk? On 18 April, ...
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News
EU strikes deal on Reach toxicity tests
Agreement to speed approval of tests that avoid the use of animals, after pressure from MEPs
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Podcast
May 2008
Chemistry World Podcast - May 2008 (Promo) Brought to you by the Royal Society of Chemistry, this is the Chemistry World Podcast. (End Promo)(00:10 -- Introduction) Interviewer - Chris Smith Hello Chemistry World podcast with Mark Peplow, Victoria Gill, Richard Van Noorden, Ananyo Bhattacharya and I'm Chris Smith. ...
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News
Stock market blow for traditional medicines
China's Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) industry has suffered a setback
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Review
The baskets are back
In 1989, David Gutsche's book Calixarenes launched the RSC's Monographs in supramolecular chemistry series
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Business
Business roundup: May 2008
Experts’ damning Vytorin verdict Already troubled by disappointing clinical trial results and an ongoing investigation, US drug giants Merck and Schering Plough’s combined cholesterol treatment Vytorin has now received a damning review from leading cardiologists. Source: © MERCK / SCHERING-PLOUGH PHARMACEUTICALS Trials show Vytorin’s dual action works ...
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News
Note book: May 2008
EU funding opportunities The European parliament has given the green light to a €400 million Eurostars programme aimed at small and medium enterprises (SMEs) conducting market-oriented R&D (see also Chemistry World, March 2008, p46). Meanwhile, the European Commission has developed a draft guide to help researchers select and combine ...
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Podcast
April 2008
Chemistry World Podcast - April 200800.10 Introduction02.05 How ants tell friend from foe with chemistry04.48 Your hair knows where you've been 06.53 The battle against malaria; Joe Cohen from GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals and Tom McLean from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine explain how industry has joined ...