Chemical biology news from across RSC Publishing.
Issue 1, Research News
Instant Insight

Instant insight: Natural remedies
13 December 2007
Jason Micklefield of the University of Manchester, UK, looks at how natural products hit the targets other molecules cannot reach
Interview

Interview: Top marks for proteomics
11 December 2007
Kathleen Too talks to Thomas Kodadek about Jacques Cousteau, biomarkers and diagnostic tools.
Research Highlights

Turning up the heat on cancer
22 November 2007
Magnetic nanoparticles are being developed as a highly selective cancer treatment.

Solving the insoluble problem for Parkinson's
20 November 2007
Electrochemistry could help us better understand Parkinson's disease.

A model solution to depression?
27 November 2007
Scientists have finally calculated how to inhibit an enzyme linked to anxiety, pain and depression.

Selectively-sticky-back plastic
07 December 2007
A simple and effective treatment can make plastics more biocompatible by altering their surface properties.

Self-destructing DNA
03 December 2007
Singaporean scientists have discovered a new type of catalytic DNA that can cut itself in two.

The viral production line
30 November 2007
Microfactory supplies retrovirus for gene therapy applications.

