All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2004-2009 – Page 224
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New enzymes target prions and sarin
US firm plans to commercialise catalysts for decontamination.
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Monitoring with robot electrophoresis
Prototype electrophoresis equipment that can operate without human intervention has been developed by a team of Swiss scientists.
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Micro electron sources
Developments in electron source materials will impact on many applications, from flat-panel displays to electrical propulsion systems for space craft.
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Germ warfare for ecologists
Employing a viral infection to decontaminate anthrax-laden soil might sound alarming but could offer an environmentally friendly solution to just such a bioterror threat.
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FeatureGoing to work on a drug
Pharmaceutical employees are having to update their skills to keep up with new technologies and a changing market
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Lighting up vertebrate development
Novel labelling technique illuminates synchronous gene expression.
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Creating a stir in microfluidics
Andrew deMello has come a long way in a short time. Katharine Sanderson went to meet him to find out how doing reactions on a tiny scale has made such a huge impact on his career.
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Major chemical companies grow pharma plants
Two major agrochemical companies, Dow Chemical and Syngenta, have recently announced research alliances that will expand their plant-derived pharmaceutical businesses.
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Killing the very hungry caterpillar
George Lahm tells the story of his quest for an insecticide.
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Watching the progress of catalysis in ionic liquids
New insight is being offered into the role of ionic liquids in catalysis.
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Cracking the cancer code
The chemical groups that decorate histones are revolutionising cancer therapy at an epigenetic level. Lisa Melton finds out there is more to genetics than genes.
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Calling mobile phones into question
New information points to possible effects of radiation on blood.