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Chemistry World Podcast
February 2010
1.58: Molecular walker takes a stroll
5.18: Why ancient Egyptians put lead in their eye make-up
7.30: Mike Edwards explains what's bugging the bees
14.20: A copper catalyst to grab CO2 from the air
17.00: A two-faced catalyst to turn biomass to useful oil
19.14: Anne Young on new materials for tooth fillings
25.05: Clicking molecules onto proteins
28.32: Using zebrafish to screen psychoactive drugs
31.22: NEW - Chemistry joke of the month. Can you do better than the CW team? Send us your favourite chemistry jokes
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'Two-legged' molecular walker takes a stroll
21 December 2009
A small molecule motor that can walk in a straight line has been made UK scientists
Cures in ancient Egyptian cosmetics
14 January 2010
New research suggests ancient Egyptians could have deliberately used lead-based cosmetics to help prevent eye infections
What's bugging the bees?
Insecticides, pathogens, stress? Michael Gross reports on possible explanations for the mysterious vanishing of honeybee colonies
Capturing carbon with copper
15 January 2010
A team of researchers in the Netherlands have devised a trap that can pull carbon dioxide out of the air
Upgrading biomass to gasoline
07 January 2010
Two-faced catalyst to upgrade crude bio-oil into useful fuel
Chemistry bites
Simon Hadlington previews the novel materials coming soon to a dental surgery near you
New 'click' reaction to modify proteins
19 January 2010
A cyclic diazo compound can attach to the phenol ring of tyrosine under mild conditions providing a new route to modify proteins
Behavioural fingerprints point to potential drugs
14 January 2010
New high throughput screening technique generates behavioural fingerprints based on the responses of fish larvae to potential drugs
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