September 2004
Vol. 1, No. 9
News and analysis
Public understanding of nanotech is low
Government-commissioned report on nanotech released.
From molecules to proteins, chemistry meets biology
The European Bioinformatics Institute has launched a freely available dictionary of 'small molecular entities'.
Bartering for biotech
The US Government has taken the unprecedented step of authorising a licensing agreement between biotech firms in the US and Cuba.
Free for all?
Learned societies at risk from 'open access'.
Global warming debate heats up
Controversy over new method to cut atmospheric CO2 levels.
Francis Harry Compton Crick (1916-2004)
Francis Crick, joint winner of the 1962 Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine for the groundbreaking discovery of the DNA double helix structure has died at the age of 88.
The deep blue sky's the limit
True blue-sky research is becoming a thing of the past, fears Donald Braben, visiting professor at University College London, UK, who wants to see the trend reversed.
The effects, if any, of antidepressants
Recent reports that the most popularly prescribed class of antidepressants.
Results signal market improvement
This year's round of second quarter results from the US chemical industry signals a much needed improvement on last year's performance.
In Brief
Salters' Jerwood Prize; Bridgewater plant; US Food and Drug Administration to ban Crestor; GlaxoSmithKline has reported a second-quarter drop in profits of 17 per cent; Mississippi...
Chemical science
Controlling clumping
Blocking ?-sheet formation offers hope for diseases from diabetes to Alzheimer's.
Arthritis pain relief proves ineffective
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory creams are only helpful in the short term.
From bathroom cabinet to battlefield
Polymers found in aloe vera extract could save the lives of trauma victims.
Reacting to chiral separation
Surfactant-enzyme complexes successfully separate enantiomers.
Wrapping up a helix
Metal ions make it possible to control molecular folding and unfolding.
Mini probes for looking at living cells
A new microscope with tiny probe tips makes looking at single cells easier.
Cuba synthesises blockbuster vaccine
New innoculation offers affordable protection for children in developing countries.
Spicy pest control
Cinnamon oil extract may control the spread of malaria.
Frying tonight?
Eating fish is good for the heart, but watch how it's cooked.
Synthesising sponge's secrets
US researchers improve the biological activity of compounds from sponges.
Guess the weight of the protein
Gel filtration chromatography should not be relied upon in isolation.
Novel solution for hydrogen storage
Titanium could help solve a long-standing barrier to fuel cell technology.
New gateway to logic devices
Molecular logic gate function is easily altered by rearranging its components.
Carbenes clean up
Laser light avoids side-product formation in ligand synthesis.
Establishing the structure of hydrates
Researchers develop novel diffraction techniques for structure determination.
Probing proteins with surface chemistry
Synthetic probes can track activity of proteins in cells.
Switching on to food gone off
Better out than in: a new ink might help to betray the presence of oxygen in pre-packed food.
Metal without a cause
Specially designed ligands are being called upon to try to control the chemistry of the maverick early transition metals (ETMs).
Biological support for fuel cells
Could cyanobacterial proteins hold the key to the 'hydrogen economy'?
Greener dechlorination
A greener way to dechlorinate the pesticide DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) is being developed by Japanese researchers.
Radical view of protein damage
Some peptides are more susceptible than others to damage by radicals.
Tracking drugs in single cells
A non-invasive method to quantify water in living cells is being pioneered in Germany.
Recent Features
Plugging brains into computers
With neurons being grown on silicon chips, Michael Gross investigates the possibility of direct communication between man and machine.
Anyone who has a heart...
. is also the proud owner of a heartbeat working under the control of a number of membrane spanning proteins known as voltage dependent ion channels. Andy Extance gets to the heart...
Illuminating lacquer layers
Lacquered surfaces can be affected by light, water, oxygen and coatings such as waxes and varnishes. Sarah Houlton explores how a piece in the UK's Victoria and Albert museum's col...
The missing link
Comparative genome analysis has changed theories about evolution and disease. Andrew West examines how it may also change ideas about drug development.
Furnaces for philosophers
Colin Russell tells the story of an early industrial chemist Johann Glauber.
Regulars
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Physicists are lucky in that many of the fundamental principles of their subject have application in everyday life.
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