Alison Stoddart
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Synthesis strategy offers no protection
Streamlined method of constructing complex molecules could help tap nature's bounty.
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Going with the flow
European researchers say they can overcome the problems of modelling flow in fluids like mayonnaise, engine oil and snow.
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Advances in platinum chemotherapy
Side-effects of platinum containing antitumour drugs could soon be a thing of the past thanks to a new series of platinum compounds developed by researchers in the Netherlands.
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Same components, two elaborate structures
Two different molecular cages, made from the same metal salt and bridging ligand, could aid the development of controlled self-assembly.
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Building bridges in enzyme chemistry
A new class of complex containing a borohydride group bound between two nickel atoms has been made that may have applications in molecular magnetic materials.
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How copper complexes target hypoxic cells
Understanding how copper complexes target hypoxic tissues (those lacking oxygen) could aid cancer treatment, say UK chemists.
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Designer dendrimers for recognition and detection
New dendrimers that display both recognition and detection properties with enhanced biological activity have been developed.
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Scotland's industrial history is unearthed
The industrial history of central Scotland over the past 2500 years has been traced by a team of Scottish researchers measuring lead and antimony in peat bog cores.
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Spontaneous solvate transformation
Spontaneous transformation of one crystalline solvate of a succinic acid to another has been observed by Japanese and South African chemists.
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Toxic elements in cigarette smoke
Heavy metals like arsenic, cadmium and lead have been detected in sidestream cigarette smoke, demonstrating that these toxic elements can travel different distances in air flow.
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Nanoparticles unite
The self-assembly of metal nanoparticles at fluid interfaces has been successfully demonstrated by German researchers.
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Self-assembling dendrimers - reaching the core
A new structure has been developed that promises to serve as the core for a novel self-assembling dendrimer.
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Jekyll and Hyde protein in brain disease?
A new peptide that may be able to reverse the formation of amyloid fibrils in the brain could be the key to a cure for Alzheimer's.
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Cell transport goes synthetic
Artificial cell receptors that mimic those found in nature and possess the potential to be adapted for use in drug delivery have now been created.
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A little germ conversation
A new universal signaller for cell-to-cell communication in bacteria has been discovered by a team of US scientists.
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Sniffer polymers hunt out explosives
A team of US researchers has found a way to sniff out plastic explosives using polymer-based devices.