Chemical biology news and research from across RSC Publishing.
Issue 6, Research News
Instant Insight
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Instant insight: Essential metals
21 May 2007
Xiangyang Liang, Dominic Campopiano and Peter Sadler at the University of Edinburgh, UK, examine how and why metals cross membranes.
Interview
Interview: Light and life
18 May 2007
Are lawnmowers a thing of the past? Pill-Soon Song explains all to Celia Clarke.
Research Highlights
Iron taxis
01 May 2007
Scientists are closer to understanding a neurodegenerative disease thanks to a study into the role of the protein frataxin.
Unravelling the prion mystery
03 May 2007
Tiny differences between mammalian and non-mammalian prions could be responsible for diseases such as CJD, say Italian scientists.
Protein unfolding step-by-step
11 May 2007
Raman spectroscopy could prove useful in studies of protein structure and fibril formation in Alzheimer's disease.
Illuminating infection
08 May 2007
To detect a parvovirus you just need to lighten up, say Italian scientists.
Sugar solution for HIV?
16 May 2007
Sugars could be the basis for future HIV vaccines, according to researchers in the US.
Essential Elements
Pioneering RSC work on RSS feeds
RSC Publishing enhances RSS feeds with structured subject and compound information.
Research from across four institutions, in two countries, and involving eight researchers has become the first RSC Open Science paper.
Books on chemistry in industry
The highly successful Biomolecular Sciences Book Series now includes seven titles that provide an authoritative insight to research at the chemistry-biology interface.
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