All articles by Clare Sansom – Page 3

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    People power

    2013-01-30T00:00:00Z

    Harnessing the wisdom – and money – of crowds has rocketed in popularity in recent years. Clare Sansom looks at whether chemistry can join the gang

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    The latent threat of tuberculosis

    2012-08-15T00:00:00Z

    Although TB was close to being eradicated in the developed world, it is a major problem in developing countries. With drug-resistant strains on the increase, Clare Sansom outlines the latest in the fight against this killer disease

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    Climbing the data mountain

    2011-12-22T12:22:11Z

    Clare Sansom takes a 'peak' at the databases that stop researchers being buried under an avalanche of chemical information

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    Turning the tables on Alzheimer's

    2011-06-30T11:47:00Z

    As our understanding of Alzheimer's disease develops, Clare Sansom takes a look at emerging strategies for treating this enigmatic illness

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    Fighting the flu

    2011-01-31T11:43:44Z

    The threat of pandemic influenza is constantly on the horizon. Clare Sansom explores the latest attempts to tackle an ever-changing foe

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    Receptive receptors

    2010-07-30T09:11:00Z

    One route to developing new drugs is to look at targeting the hundreds of G-protein-coupled receptors that are not currently exploited clinically. Clare Sansom investigates

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    Model molecules

    2010-03-31T09:51:37Z

    As computational chemistry's footprint expands, Clare Sansom considers the technical challenges that remain

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    Molecules made to measure

    2009-10-28T10:47:00Z

    HIV protease inhibitors have been one of the big successes of rational drug design. Clare Sansom looks at the impact of structural biology on drug discovery

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    Temozolomide - birth of a blockbuster

    2009-06-26T15:27:00Z

    The history of anticancer drug temozolomide can be traced back over 30 years - and it all started with some novel nitrogen chemistry, says Clare Sansom

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    Structuring Europe

    2008-11-27T11:24:00Z

    Not every country in Europe can afford a synchrotron. So as new member states join, how is EU funding getting the best out of research across the continent? Clare Sansom reports