Issue 8, Research News
Instant Insight

Instant insight: Beryllium: friend or foe?
16 July 2008
Brian Scott and colleagues examine the molecular basis of chronic beryllium disease
Interview

Interview: Model membranes
02 July 2008
Patricia Bassereau tells Michael Brown about the importance of the membrane in cellular functions
Research Highlights

Matching nucleosides
20 June 2008
A fluorescent probe can spot the difference between the four DNA bases

Dunking doughnuts into cells
25 June 2008
Rubber-ring-shaped particles may soften the blow from cancer treatments

Faster superbug detection
07 July 2008
Chip technology could cut the wait for test results on clinical samples, US scientists say

Protein removal on target
25 June 2008
If you're planning to cure a disease by removing a specific protein, how do you make the therapy selective?

Why ionic liquids might make you ill
14 July 2008
Infrared study suggests link between ionic liquid accumulation rate and toxicity

Detecting mercurial proteins
10 July 2008
Mercury tags allow European scientists to detect low abundance proteins

X-rays make light work of heavy metals
18 July 2008
Shedding light on plants has possible implications for heavy metal decontamination, say Japanese scientists
Essential Elements

