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Highlights in Chemical Biology

Chemical biology news from across RSC Publishing.



Issue 11, Research News


Instant Insight

Carbon monoxide

Instant insight: Don't blame the messenger

18 October 2007

Brian Mann and Roberto Motterlini react to carbon monoxide's bad press.


Interview

Kira Weissman

Interview: A natural inspiration

16 October 2007

Kira Weissman tells Joanne Thomson how the genetic engineering of bacteria could lead to new drugs.


Research Highlights

Escherichia coli treated with a hydrogelator precursor stained by Congo red dye

Nanofibres see red

12 October 2007

An imaging process could help shed light on cellular processes in medical disorders such as Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease.


Escherichia coli bacteria trapped in an alumina matrix

Life for locked up cells

08 October 2007

Chemists in France have trapped live bacteria inside an aluminium-based ceramic, paving the way for new biomedical materials.


Diseased bone tissue from osteoporosis

Lanthanides get to the bones of the matter

10 October 2007

Lipophilic wrapping paper is helping lanthanides cross into cells and could lead to osteoporosis treatments.


DNA coupled to microgel

Making more of DNA

26 September 2007

Canadian scientists are on a roll when it comes to DNA amplification.


Two solutions meeting to form a concentration gradient

Going with the slow flow

04 October 2007

Exploiting osmosis could be the way forward for anticancer drug testing and cell development studies.


Prostate Cancer

A shining light in cancer research

28 September 2007

A less invasive treatment for prostate cancer is a step closer thanks to preclinical studies by researchers in the US.


Carbohydrate interactions with aromatic rings

Putting a number on carbohydrate-pi interactions

02 October 2007

US scientists figure out sugars' sticking power.


Essential Elements

Success for RSC eBook Collection

Successfully launched in early 2007 the RSC eBook Collection is already a global success.

Under the spotlight

This month sees three RSC journals focus on key research areas.

A successful launch

On September 7th, over 200 senior industrialists and academics gathered in Beijing to mark the launch of Chemistry World: China.

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