All articles by Chemistry World – Page 56
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Opinion
Letters: May 2004
From David Tilbrook The Knovel service the RSC has provided is exceptional! Congratulations. At last [RSC] membership is delivering something of real practical benefit to the practising chemists in the country. I would make one comment though. You aren’t advertising this service very much and it is a real membership ...
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Feature
Killing the very hungry caterpillar
George Lahm tells the story of his quest for an insecticide.
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News
Ozone heightens atmospheric soot ageing
We are now a step closer to understanding the subtle interplay of gas-soot interactions in the atmosphere thanks to a team of scientists.
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Opinion
Letters: April 2004
Onion cure-all From Peter Rowland C L Reid’s onion-slice cure for stings (Chemistry World, March 2004, p24) by hymenoptera is probable and important. When onion cells are damaged, the enzyme lachrymatory-factor synthase decomposes S-1-propenylcysteine-sulphoxide to give the volatile propanthial-S-oxide. In contact with aqueous tissue this hydrolyses to give propanol, sulphuric ...
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Building up to a new HIV vaccine
An anti-HIV vaccine may be closer thanks to a new approach to vaccine design that is being developed.
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Opinion
Letters: March 2004
From Dr G J White The discovery of the role of the messenger PLC zeta as described in John Parrington’s article Kiss of life? (Chemistry World, February 2004, p38) is an intriguing and possible part of a universal mechanism having a wider perspective. The article did not say if calcium ...
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Feature
Kiss of life?
Scientists have found the molecule that triggers the start of human life. John Parrington tells the story.
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Eastern promise
Claire Skentelbery investigates the reasons behind the popularity of UK university town Cambridge as an incubator for science start ups.
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Feature
Is sustainability a dirty word?
Companies, big and small, must demonstrate the value they bring to society and persuade everyone that they operate responsibly. Or else, says Michael Kenward
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Feature
Small is bountiful
'Disposable microreactors', from miniature processing plants to laboratories on a chip, bring chemical manufacturing to the desktop. Cath O'Driscoll reports
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News
Gently does it
Gentler methods of processing proteins using supercritical fluids promise to make them even more valuable for pharmaceuticals.
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Chemistry on show
Ever felt frustrated by the public's ignorance of chemistry? Want to do something about it but can't find the resources and guidance? Help is out there, reports Richard Stevenson.
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News
Going with the flow
Two medical doctors have won this year's chemistry Nobel prize, while a chemist and a physicist have won the medicine prize.
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News
Dynamite cure
Nitric oxide may have been used to treat angina in China since about 800 AD, says Anthony Butler.
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News
Naturally blonde, brunette...
Designer 'therapies' could one day be helping to restore our hair to its former colour and texture.
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News
Making history - RSC journals archive goes live
The complete publishing history of the Royal Society of Chemistry will soon be available electronically.
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News
Disease detectives
A disposable polymer microchip promises to make medical diagnostics easier and more convenient.