All Life articles – Page 112
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NewsArafat poisoning probe clouded by passage of time
Investigators conclude the Palestinian leader may have been murdered with polonium but radioactive decay leaves room for ambiguity
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Rough patch for India’s clinical trial industry
Bad publicity has added to the woes of an industry worried by regulatory uncertainty
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Supreme court ruling brings clinical trials to a halt in India
Pressure from campaign group precipitates action that puts 162 drug trials on ice
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FeatureSeek and destroy
Nanoparticles that can find specific targets before delivering a drug could change medicine. Akshat Rathi investigates
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FeatureRe-arming the antibiotic arsenal
How can we make new antibiotics? Phillip Broadwith takes a look
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FeatureColouring in the dinosaur book
Chemists are helping palaeontologists discover the rich palette of pigments in fossils, as Emma Stoye discovers
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NewsCall to overhaul liver toxicity testing
Outdated tests could be causing drug candidates to be scrapped without reason, say scientists
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NewsMosquito repellents from skin secretions
The smell of people who don’t get bitten by mosquitoes so often might help those of us that do
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OpinionSynthetic biology is bursting with life
Synthetic biology is shifting into high gear. To truly thrive, it needs chemists, says Mark Peplow
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EPA pushes pesticide labels to protect bees
US agency’s new labels forbid use of some neonicotinoids where bees are present
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NewsAnimal testing failures put drug trial volunteers in danger
Poor pre-clinical data and an absence of negative results are pushing candidate molecules into the clinic too soon
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Forensic science service closure criticised
UK science and technology committee warns that crimes may go unsolved thanks to underfunding and outdated technology
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FeatureAnimal pharm
Making drugs to treat animals is potentially lucrative – but also difficult, as Clare Sansom discovers
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FeatureThe ascent of molecules
Life’s molecular origins may not be preserved in fossils but Laura Howes finds out that chemists are filling the gaps
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OpinionTarget acquired
Knowing a drug’s exact biochemistry has never been a prerequisite for approval, says Derek Lowe, and nor should it be
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FeatureA forensic injustice?
Jon Evans examines how the closure of the Forensic Science Service has affected justice and science in the UK
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OpinionChange: the only constant
Jim Al-Khalili discusses the risks involved in switching to a new area of research and invites chemists to take a quantum biology leap