News October 2008
GSK snaps up hepatitis drug developer
31 October 2008
GSK is back on the acquisition trail with the purchase of hepatitis therapy experts Genelabs
Forensic science hots up
31 October 2008
Could fluorescent probes offer DNA profiling at the scene of a crime?
Hints behind autumnal tints
31 October 2008
Austrian scientists unravel the secrets behind the dramatic colours of autumn.
Fluorination gets a good reaction
30 October 2008
European chemists have used fluorinated solvents to improve the yields of olefin metathesis reactions
Immune function on a chip
30 October 2008
Rapid white blood cell monitoring requires only a drop of blood
Lasers draw protein pictures
30 October 2008
Scientists have recreated a famous painting on the microscale using a new protein patterning technique
Popular agrochemical linked to frog disease
29 October 2008
More evidence to blame atrazine for decades of amphibian decline
Interview: Pierre Brondeau
29 October 2008
Rohm and Haas's CEO-in-waiting discusses the company's imminent takeover by Dow
Sweet solution for on-card reagent storage
29 October 2008
Storing dry reagents on microfluidic cards could lead to easier disease diagnosis in the developing world
Drug sandwich baits E. coli toxins
28 October 2008
Polymer scaffolds hook up toxins to proteins that destroy them
Viagra variants could beat muscle fatigue
27 October 2008
Muscular dystrophy patients' tiredness after exercise could be treated with erectile dysfunction pills.
Electronic waste processing puts Chinese children's health at risk
27 October 2008
Lax regulation allows toxic compounds to enter air and water in Guiyu
Scaled-down soldering
27 October 2008
Japanese researchers have created a permanent metal link between two nanowires
Europe suspends anti-obesity drug
24 October 2008
EMEA has recommended that doctors stop prescribing Sanofi-aventis' anti-obesity drug rimonabant
Proteins swap partners
24 October 2008
Cells chaperone metalloproteins to prevent them partnering with the wrong metals
Back to the grind-stone
24 October 2008
Solid-solid reactions provide a greener way to useful metal complexes
Passive pumping promotes protein production
24 October 2008
Time-saving device screens nearly 200 protein syntheses in parallel and reduces amounts of reagents required
New spin on electronics production
24 October 2008
Chemists have taken a significant step closer to the goal of cheap, flexible and printable organic electronic displays
Merck to slash more jobs
23 October 2008
Merck is slashing more than 10 per cent of its workforce as it tries to increase efficiency.
A greener route to amines
22 October 2008
Ruthenium complex provides environmentally friendly route to key industrial intermediates
Investment rekindles interest in science
22 October 2008
Upturn in England's student science demand sees £350 million plan heralded a success
OECD urges China to innovate
21 October 2008
China is investing heavily in R&D but failing to foster innovation
INADEQUATE analysis of protein structure
21 October 2008
US chemists use solid-state NMR spectroscopy to probe the structural features responsible for spider silk's strength
RNA computers built in yeast
20 October 2008
Molecular logic inches towards smart therapeutics for living cells
UK chemists warn of funding crisis
20 October 2008
Sharp drop in grant numbers hits young scientists and blue skies research
Interview: The flying chemist
20 October 2008
Spiros Pergantis talks to May Copsey about metals in biology and the environment, the future of metallomics and how he nearly became a pilot
Results that are out of this world
20 October 2008
A test for chromium in meteorites could reveal details about the evolution of the Solar System
Chemical industry braces for downturn
17 October 2008
Plants closed as global financial crisis begins to bite
Microfluidics joins fight against bioweapon
17 October 2008
A new bead-based sensor can detect trace levels of a lethal neurotoxin
Miller's legacy: new clues to origins of life
16 October 2008
Stashed vials from Stanley Miller's iconic 'primordial soup' experiments re-examined
Credit crunch may boost Chinese science
16 October 2008
Worries over diminishing exports could fuel government spending on research
Long-life light illuminates cells
15 October 2008
Platinum-based dyes for cell imaging glow for hundreds of times longer than conventional probes
Enzymes hit with double punch
14 October 2008
Small molecule designed to block two key cancer enzymes simultaneously
Radiopharmaceutical shortage raises long-term supply questions
14 October 2008
Blip in Europe's supply of medical isotopes highlights ageing nuclear reactor network
Interview: Quick on the uptake
14 October 2008
Douglas Kell tells Elinor Richards about his findings on drug uptake and the implications for drug discovery and development
Interview: A total mismatch
14 October 2008
Penny Brothers tells Michael Brown about porphyrins and their potential role in neutron capture therapy
Cantilevers bend over for drug detection
13 October 2008
Silicon diving boards used as high-throughput screening arrays to study action of antibiotics
Exclusive interview: Deborah Swackhamer
13 October 2008
New head of EPA's science advisory board expects more influence on environmental policy
Glue beats gecko's sticking power
10 October 2008
Carbon nanotubes yield powerful dry adhesive that can be easily peeled away
Environmentally friendly explosives
09 October 2008
Scientists in Germany have made lead-free detonators for reducing the environmental impact of military explosives.
Chinese melamine crisis prompts call for better tests
09 October 2008
Food testing methods inadequate, say analytical instrument makers
Quantum leap in chemical sensing
08 October 2008
UK scientists have found that quantum dots can improve optical sensors designed for detecting metal ions in water
Clever catalysts promise commercial advantage
08 October 2008
Chemical industry showcases cheaper, smarter catalysts for pharma at CPhI trade show
Green fluorescent protein takes Nobel Prize
08 October 2008
Chalfie, Shimomura and Tsien share 2008 chemistry award
Artificial protein chemistry may be licensed to industry
08 October 2008
Oxford research moves out of the lab
Instant insight: Asbestos comes naturally
08 October 2008
Martin Harper, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, US, points out a hazard in the natural environment
The barcode and the bioassay
08 October 2008
Mini-barcodes are used to track DNA samples like luggage at an airport
Ocean acidification threat to UK coral reefs
07 October 2008
Two-thirds of cold water corals could disappear by the end of the century, scientists predict
EPA decides against regulating perchlorate in water
07 October 2008
Almost all public drinking water holds safe levels of propellant chemical, says agency
Chip measures channel currents
07 October 2008
Non-invasive chip technology offers order-of-magnitude improvement for ion channel studies
New science minister in UK reshuffle
06 October 2008
Drayson takes science brief while climate and energy combine in one department
Global ozone pollution warning
06 October 2008
Efforts to curb ground-level ozone failing, says Royal Society
Quadruplex binding clicks into place
06 October 2008
Ureas that shun the double helix for four-stranded DNA could lead to new anticancer drugs, say UK scientists
Interview: Chemistry is the business
06 October 2008
A V Rama Rao talks to Joanne Thomson about how science has shaped development in India
Diabetic sugar highs trigger heart disease
05 October 2008
Spikes in blood glucose levels can lead to clogged arteries
Nanotube catalysts improve industrial reaction
03 October 2008
Modified nanotubes catalyse milder, safer and more selective butadiene synthesis
Sugar-powered electronics
03 October 2008
Japanese scientists have made a biofuel cell that produces enough power to run an mp3 player or a remote controlled car
Which came first, the nanotube or the egg?
03 October 2008
Egg whites have found a novel use as a template for making inorganic nanotubes, thanks to Chinese scientists.
Greener explosives show promise
02 October 2008
Encouraging prospects for eco-friendly pyrotechnics and propellants based on nitrogen
Sorting swimming cells
02 October 2008
US scientists are using chip technology to make bacteria sort themselves by size
Chemical knockout for Chlamydia
01 October 2008
Protein-blocking chemicals better than genetic manipulation to uncover pathogen's infectious secrets
US to overhaul industrial chemicals inventory
01 October 2008
Outdated list includes over 70,000 chemicals that are no longer in use
California bill to ban PFCs axed
01 October 2008
Schwarzenegger vetoes perfluorocarbon legislation but signs off chemical oversight programme
Tiling yields model tissue
01 October 2008
US scientists are mimicking tissue by fixing together tiles of cells
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