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3D biological metal detection
08 May 2008
The water flea acts as a testbed for a non-destructive 3D imaging method that pinpoints metals in vivo.

Knowledge out of chaos
07 May 2008
Scientists have upset gene expression to investigate its randomness.

How does a virus bore a hole in a cell?
30 April 2008
Chemists studying how viruses enter cells say their results could help in the search for new antiviral medicines.

Quantum dots illuminate bacterial studies
30 April 2008
Fluorescent probes are shedding light on bacterial infection.

Interview: The protein detective
28 April 2008
Kathryn Lilley tells Michael Smith how curry and beer could be the downfall of biomarkers.

Plastic coats wrap up gene delivery
25 April 2008
UK chemists have used smart polymers to deliver DNA into cells.

Peptides provide fatal blow for cancer cells
21 April 2008
Peptides that punch holes in cancer cells are 'the first step towards efficient nanochemotherapeutics,' say Canadian chemists.

Issue 5 2008 Chemical Biology now published
18 April 2008
Drawing together coverage from all RSC publications, providing an overview of the latest developments in chemical biology.

Liquid crystals in all of us?
18 April 2008
European researchers spark debate as they claim that cell nuclei may contain liquid crystals.

Instant insight: Crossing the cell membrane
16 April 2008
Shana Kelley reveals how cell-penetrating peptides deliver the goods when it comes to biology and medicine.

Interview: Managing chaos
15 April 2008
Hagan Bayley talks to Laura Howes about the constraints of defining science and what he's learnt from the business world.

Radical proposal for atmospheric link to asthma
09 April 2008
Nitrate radicals irreversibly damage amino acids and could play a role in respiratory disease, say Australian researchers.

Blood clotting on-chip
07 April 2008
Microfluidic technology could help unravel the complex role of clot formation in bleeding disorders.

