Instant insight: Think outside the cell

20 December 2007

Mark Wilson and Justin Yerbury at the University of Wollongong, Australia, examine proteins' extracellular activities.

Interview: Orvig's marvellous medicine

17 January 2008

Chris Orvig talks to May Copsey about his latest work in the treatment of diabetes and his love for teaching.

How do your neurons grow?

08 January 2008

How does a nerve cell find its way to the end of an elephant's trunk? Microfluidic technology could soon provide the answer.

Blood sensor for safer surgery

10 January 2008

Medical procedures are poised to become safer, thanks to a tool to monitor the anticoagulant heparin.

Chip-based gene transfer

19 December 2007

A lab on a chip style approach is proving a highly efficient method for transferring DNA into stem cells.

PCR light switch

18 December 2007

US scientists take control of the polymerase chain reaction by switching it on and off with ultraviolet light.

Unfolding cation effects on nucleotides

04 January 2008

Scientists in Japan are thinking positively by studying the role of cations in DNA and RNA folding.

Cell research goes acoustic

02 January 2008

Canadian scientists are creating waves to study cell behaviour on surfaces.

Cool solution for sensitive biomolecules

14 January 2008

A temperature-independent pH buffer should help the countless chemists who store and study samples at cryogenic temperatures.

Celebrating a decade of success

Read the latest news from RSC publishing, including how four journals are celebrating their tenth year of publication.