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Opinion
Letters: January 2007
From Richard Schmidt Horst Hippler asks why most natural amino acids are l and most natural sugars d (Chemistry World, October 2006, p22). The answer to this question might already have been answered: selection for these enantiomers has been driven by a fundamental property of interfacial (or vicinal) water. Philippa ...
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Business
Business roundup: January 2007
BASF juggles hot potatoes German chemicals giant BASF has been courting controversy with two types of genetically modified potato. The Department for environment, food and rural affairs (Defra) has granted permission for the company to grow its GM blight-resistant potatoes at field sites in the UK, while the European Commission ...
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Podcast
December 2006
Chemistry World Podcast - December 2006 (Promo)Brought to you by the Royal Society of Chemistry: the Chemistry World Podcast. (promo)Interviewer - Chris Smith Hello and welcome to episode 3 of the Chemistry World podcast with me Chris Smith, with Chemistry World's Editor Mark Peplow... Interviewee - Mark ...
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Opinion
Letters: December 2006
From Paul Davies I would like to thank the readers of Chemistry World for their assistance with our survey, investigating the mechanism of hair greying (Chemistry World, September 2006, p35). Specifically we are looking at a possible link between cessation of melanogenesis in the hair follicle and the ...
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Business
Business roundup: December 2006
The drugs don’t work Third quarter results from the pharmaceutical industry were marred by simultaneous admissions that promising new treatments had been withdrawn and delayed. British giants GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and AstraZeneca, which both reported a boost in third quarter sales, have been forced to abandon new treatments ...
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News
24 November 2006:
Year-long discussions between the European parliament and EU states have broken down.
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News
Washing machine triggers nanoparticle regulation
Anti-microbial silver nanoparticles labelled 'pesticides'
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News
Uniting to preserve Germany's heritage
Two of Germany's largest scientific organizations have created an alliance to better preserve and restore items of cultural significance
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Podcast
November 2006
Chemistry World Podcast - November 2006(Promo)Brought to you by the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Chemistry World Podcast.(End Promo)Interviewer - Chris SmithHello! Welcome to episode 2 of the Chemistry World podcast with me Chris Smith, with Chemistry World Editor Mark Peplow... Interviewee - Mark PeplowHello! Interviewer - Chris ...
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News
Separate l'huitre from the chaff
A recent ban on French oysters has highlighted a controversy about how food should be tested for marine biotoxins
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News
DNAboost warms up cold cases
Scientists at Britain's Forensic Science Service (FSS) have developed computer software they say could radically improve the success of crime-scene DNA profiling
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Opinion
Letters: November 2006
From John Haigh It is excellent to be reminded that chemistry graduates have a good grounding for a range of careers, but the salaries listed in your article confirm the sad story that some of us in education have been bemoaning for years (Chemistry World, October 2006, p68). ...