All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2004-2009 – Page 15
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Shedding light on protein structure
Scientists from Umeå University in Sweden have come up with a straightforward way of measuring distances within protein molecules using fluorescence spectroscopy.
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Meeting the matchmaker
Nearly 20 years ago, Sir Alec Jeffreys made a discovery that would lead to the development of DNA fingerprinting, one of the most powerful tools available for identifying criminal suspects or for establishing personal identification. Jonathan Cox went to
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Measurements in miniature
Colin Self is helping the food industry to find robust and reliable technologies for routinely detecting vitamins, but his technology could have wider implications, including for roadside drug tests. Victoria Ashton finds out more.
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Sensitively measuring radiation
Radiation doses can be measured and calculated more sensitively thanks to a new material being developed by Norwegian researchers.
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Reaching for an opportunity
The UK chemical industry should see the impending Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals (Reach) legislation as 'an opportunity, not a threat'.
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A rosette for surgical structures
Nanotechnology helps bone regrowth around artificial implants.
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Arnold Beckman (1900-2004)
Arnold Beckman was truly one of the grandfathers of modern-day science.
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Opinion
Letters: July 2004
From Jim Naismith University chemistry is in crisis. Many people, including myself in a Chemistry in Britain Comment [May, 2002], warned that on our current course we were headed towards this. Increased transparency of costing would reveal chemistry to be an expensive loss maker, coupled with the decreasing undergraduate ...
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AD diagnosis improves its image
Altering the ?-amyloid protein could help diagnose Alzheimer's disease.
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Aerosol story gets new angle
US researchers discover role of aromatic acids in particle formation.
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New UK biocentre almost ready to open its doors
After much planning, a new Centre of Excellence in Biocatalysis, Biotransformations and Biocatalytic Manufacture.
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Easing anxiety with anandamide
Novel compound could be used to help treat neurological disorders.
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Lab-on-a-chip greets new arrival
High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) technology has been downsized to chip proportions.
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Scanning the genome for risk of heart attack
Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have teamed up with Celera Diagnostics to arrive at two novel genetic markers.
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Cutting back on chippy chemical
The global fight against possible carcinogen in foods intensifies.
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Light control becomes crystal clear
Japanese research paves the way to the control of photons in specialised crystals.
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Belgian firm to buy Celltech
Celltech has accepted a cash offer from UCB, a Belgian pharmaceutical and chemical company, which values the UK biotechnology firm at about £1.53bn.
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Bioinformaticians reach for the stars
An online database of 'biological processes in humans' has been launched.
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Blood, sweat, tears and microfluidics
Analysing human physiological fluids may require researchers to rethink basics.