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Highlights in Chemical Biology

Chemical biology news from across RSC Publishing.



Issue 3, Research News


Instant Insight

Effector binding at an allosteric site

Instant insight: Sorting perturbed proteins

05 February 2009

Ruth Nussinov and colleagues put their case for a more organised way of looking at protein allostery


Interview

Thomas Carell

Interview: Making DNA movies

09 February 2009

Thomas Carell talks to Kathleen Too about epigenetics, DNA lesions, repair and crystallisation


Research Highlights

An optically trapped single droplet microtool being delivered to a cell

Plucking proteins from single cells

28 January 2009

£5 million EPSRC initiative delivers a microfluidic tool to mine membrane proteins from cells


An Antarctic icefish Picture credit: Uwe Kils

(No) twist in the tale for icefish protein

11 February 2009

A cyclic peptide has shattered an established theory about fish antifreeze


A flea

Cracking cryptic clues to the plague

30 January 2009

Scientists seek alternative ways to target bubonic plague by modelling the genetic systems of the bacteria responsible


Embryonic stem cells encapsulated in a biopolymer

Spray-on stem cells for synthetic tissue?

26 January 2009

Bio-electrospray technique places stem cells with pinpoint precision


Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Signalling the end of bacterial infection?

07 January 2009

UK scientists aim to target harmful bacteria by interrupting their communication


Essential Elements

Oxygen symbol

2009 spring conferences

RSC Publishing staff will be spread around the globe at a number of major conferences over the forthcoming weeks


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