All Life articles – Page 96
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ResearchAlternative nutraceutical delivery method proposed
Alternatives address safety concerns about surfactant-based emulsifiers
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ResearchNew drug treatment for alcoholism shows promise in animal studies
Compounds that target a receptor in the brain appear less addictive with fewer negative side-effects than existing drugs
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ResearchCancer biomarker counted up with the naked eye
Precise levels of nucleic acids linked to cancer can be detected by the naked eye
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BusinessPorous pills could be largest industrial 3D printing use
US grants first-of-a-kind approval for Aprecia’s epilepsy tablets exploiting porous structure
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News‘Drinkable book’ quenches thirst for water purification solution
Silver-doped cellulose pages can be used as filters to remove harmful bacteria
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BusinessNo one should be denied medication
Exclusive interview with Yusuf Hamied, chairman of Indian generic drugmaker Cipla
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ResearchBiotech breakthrough as yeast makes painkillers from sugar
Yields are still tiny but hopes are high that it could cut production costs
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Ants sniff out subtle chemical differences to navigate social hierarchies
Detectors on their antennae even allow the insects to tell enantiomers apart
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ResearchAntioxidant assumptions flipped for garlic thiosulfinates
A radical view on the nutritional value and chemical mechanism of allicin and petivericin
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ResearchStudy probes role of chemical corruption in origin of life
Researchers deliberately embrace defective chemistry to paint more realistic prebiotic picture
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Podcast2,4-Dinitrophenol
Simon Cotton explains the explosive history and the dangers to health of 2,4-dinitrophenol
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ResearchPeptide glue may have held first protocell components together
Association between RNA and primitive membranes 4 billion years ago thought to have kick-started life could have been mediated by peptides
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ResearchSimple probe for heparin quality control
Fluorescent sensor could be developed into test for blood thinner dosage and adulteration
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ResearchBee immune system discovery points way to pollinator 'vaccines'
Molecular mechanism in the bee immune system could save populations in decline
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ResearchMolecular container mops up tricaine to reverse anaesthesia in fish
Scientists use cucurbit[7]uril to rouse zebrafish from anaesthesic coma
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NewsVaccine raises hopes of an end to Ebola
Trial shows vaccine provides complete protection and points way to fast-tracking medical research
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Sugar supresses as well as masks caffeine’s bitter flavour
Sucrose–caffeine interaction found to affect taste
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PodcastChemistry World podcast – August 2015
In this space special, we learn how to study comets surfaces, and speak to a Nobel Prize winner about his 20-year-old prediction proving to be correct