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In this issue
Features
Biology's Nobel molecule factory
Three scientists who revealed the structure and workings of the ribosome have shared the 2009 Nobel prize in chemistry. Phillip Broadwith unravels the story
A redesign for life
Work in the fashionable new field of synthetic biology is gathering pace. Hayley Birch looks into some of the latest developments in a rapidly evolving area
Molecules made to measure
HIV protease inhibitors have been one of the big successes of rational drug design. Clare Sansom looks at the impact of structural biology on drug discovery
Design for life
A new drug for treating prostate cancer, developed by rational design and currently making its way through clinical trials, could improve the prognosis, says John Mann
40 years of crystal growth
The development of the British Association of Crystal Growth maps changes in the industry over the past 40 years. Hayley Birch caught up with members at this year's conference
Opinions
Editorial: Ringing in the Nobels
Gunnar von Heijne of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences didn't mince his words when he announced the 2009 winners of the Nobel prize in chemistry
Column: In the pipeline
Derek Lowe advises opening your mind during the screening cascade taken by potential drug targets, and remaining goal orientated at all times
Column: The crucible
Could red light and green tea really give 'facial rejuvenation'? Philip Ball looks at the intriguing science behind this new claim
Column: Totally Synthetic
Iriomoteolide
Column: Undercover academic
Lab life
Poetic science
A year spent in a chemistry department led poet Diana Hendry to hunt out links between science and poetry. Are poets more open to science than scientists to poetry, she asks
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Nuclear waste research resurfaces
20 November 2009
New enthusiasm for nuclear power by UK government has focused attention on the stockpiles of 50 years' worth of accumulated radioactive waste
Pretty peptide patterns
20 November 2009
The smallest building blocks to date have been used to make fractal patterns
Breathe easy for cancer diagnosis
20 November 2009
A painless breath test can identify trace gases emitted by malignant cells
How HIV gives antibodies the slip
19 November 2009
New structural studies may help vaccine designers hit HIV where it hurts
Bayer to reduce cost of chlorine production
19 November 2009
New chlorine production process uses 30 per cent less energy than current methods, says Bayer
Portable power supply takes a step forward
19 November 2009
Chinese scientists have developed membranes that could improve direct methanol fuel cells
Ironing graphene sheets flat
18 November 2009
Researchers use mica to form ultra-flat graphene sheets and show the material does not naturally ripple
A pharmaceutical named desire
18 November 2009
A failed antidepressant has been shown to increase women's sex drive
Nasa data point to icy moon
18 November 2009
Mission scientists say spectroscopic data show tell-tale signs of water in shadowy impact crater
Making microfluidic membranes
18 November 2009
US scientists have made biocompatible membranes in microfluidic chips
Nobel laureates appeal for open access
17 November 2009
More than 40 Nobel laureates urge US Congress to require federally funded research to be freely available, amid American Chemical Society objections
Modelling viruses to kill cancer
17 November 2009
Computational studies of virus behaviour in tumours could lead to more effective cancer treatments
Instant insight: Sensing the biological world
17 November 2009
Jonathan Cooper and Manilo Tassieri explain how mechanical phenomena in biological systems can be studied at very small scales
Chinese NASDAQ brings little to chemicals industry
16 November 2009
Chinese chemical industry misses out on bonanza brought by long-awaited Growth Enterprise Market, the Chinese version of the NASDAQ
Interview: Beyond the inorganic boundaries
16 November 2009
Ian Manners talks about polymerisations, interfaces, and living in Wales
Bacteria turn carbon dioxide into fuel
15 November 2009
US researchers engineer bacteria to photosynthetically convert carbon dioxide to useful biofuel
New methanol fuel standards for China
13 November 2009
New methanol fuel standards introduced in China expected to boost methanol use in vehicles, but unlikely to replace gasoline use to any large degree
Seeing inside droplets
13 November 2009
Single molecules trapped in tiny droplets can be detected and counted
Green tea prevents kidney stones
13 November 2009
Drinking green tea can help prevent the formation of large kidney stones claim Chinese scientists
Carbonic acid captured
12 November 2009
Researchers have caught a rare glimpse of carbonic acid - and it turns out to be much more acidic than the textbooks say
New drug design looks top Notch against cancer
12 November 2009
Cancer targets thought to be unblockable are blocked by 'stapled peptide' drugs
Palmtop PCR
12 November 2009
Scientists in Korea are using convection to power a palmtop device for genetic point of care diagnostics
Magnetic yeast cells
12 November 2009
A single step method makes magnetic yeast cells that are easy to position inside chips
Structural snapshots of complex molecules
11 November 2009
New spectroscopy technique uncovers the sequence of atomic movements occurring during complex chemical transformations
Three more scientists quit drugs council
11 November 2009
Chemist Simon Campbell one of latest to resign from UK drugs council as science minister stresses need to move forward
Nanotubes to soak up oil spills
11 November 2009
Low density 'nanotube aerogel' sponge can selectively absorb 180 times its own weight in oil from water surface
Interview: Human on a chip
11 November 2009
Nicole Pamme talks about magnetism, microfluidics and the research rollercoaster
Biodegradable electronics dissolve after use
10 November 2009
Researchers make biodegradable and biocompatible transistor that could be used in medical implants that dissolve over time
Polymers produce bright white light
10 November 2009
White light for colour displays can be produced from organic polymers
Microscopic springs made from nanotube composite
09 November 2009
Researchers make millimetre-sized springs from carbon nanotube-enriched polymers, using UV light to set the shapes in place
Instant insight: Reactions in droplets
09 November 2009
Microfluidic droplets could become the reaction vessels of choice for much of biological research say Yolanda Schaerli and Florian Hollfelder
Loss of senior chemist throws further doubt on future of UK drugs council
06 November 2009
Former ACMD senior chemist Les King would join new independent drugs committee set up by dismissed scientist David Nutt
