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Features

Sparks of creation
Chemists are at the forefront of synthetic biology, the burgeoning field that could soon create artificial life. Ananyo Bhattacharya reports

Genome maverick
In an exclusive interview, controversial scientist and entrepreneur Craig Venter tells Richard Corfield how he thinks synthetic genomics can save the planet

A new beginning
As BP approaches its centenary, Sean Milmo finds out how the UK energy giant plans to innovate its way out its recent troubles and to navigate a turbulent market

What David did next
After seven years as the UK government’s chief scientific adviser, chemist David King is still fighting to keep climate change at the top of the political agenda.

Playing the genes you’re dealt
Predictive toxicogenomics uses the genetic hand you’re dealt to forecast your reaction to environmental chemicals. Lisa Melton reports
Opinions

Editorial: There’s plenty of room in the middle
In 1959, physicist Richard Feynman gave a landmark lecture

What future for small molecule therapy?
Kevin Rogers says pharma overlooks bench chemists at its peril

Beyond shareholder returns
William Bains offers a new model for the pharmaceutical industry

Column: In the pipeline
Derek Lowe says this is no time to be an ‘ordinary’ scientist

Column: Totally Synthetic
Hypocrellin A

Column: The crucible
Philip Ball gets down to earth with chemical archaeologists

Column: Bench Monkey
Dylan Stiles can light your fire (and put it out again)
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Lake sediments reveal 7000 years of history
23 June 2008
History of Chinese dynasties recorded in metal deposits 

Chemistry dominates list of China’s most influential papers
19 June 2008
Nine out of 24 pioneering articles by chemists and materials scientists 

China assesses Sichuan earthquake’s environmental costs
18 June 2008
Chemical industry reconstruction and new nuclear build could be put on hold

Olympic chemical restrictions worries industry
13 June 2008
Controls over making and transporting chemicals ahead of the games could push up prices 

China’s one stop research shop
19 May 2008
Exclusive interview: John Oyler, BioDuro

China quake hits chemical industry
16 May 2008
Fertilizer producers caught up in the devastation, as authorities rush to contain leaks
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The Commercial Chemist
04 July 2008
Chemistry World gets down to business with our weekly round-up of money and molecules

Creating a second genetic code
04 July 2008
Scientists have created artificial DNA strands that could form a new biological data storage system

A new spin on sorting nanotubes
03 July 2008
A technique that separates semiconducting and metallic nanotubes could pave the way for progress in nanoelectronics
Atomic scale microscopy goes commercial
02 July 2008
Instrument manufacturers bring state-of-the-art transmission electron microscopes to the market

FutureGen re-launched amidst Congressional enquiry
02 July 2008
US lawmakers probe DOE decisions on flagship clean coal programme

Borane leads the way to alternative fuels
02 July 2008
New routes to hydrogen storage materials have been developed by scientists in the US and Singapore

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

US research agencies get extra millions
01 July 2008
Science groups successfully lobby to include funds in war bill

Bendy solar cells that can take the heat
01 July 2008
Flexible solar cell made with a new three component liquid electrolyte lasts longer in the sun

Tubular cells
01 July 2008
A new method for growing cylinders of living cells could be used for tissue engineering




