All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2010-2015 – Page 246
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News
G-quadruplexes take the strain in cancer drug search
Measuring how small molecules interact with structures such as telomeres could throw up cancer drug targets
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Feature
Orphans come in from the cold
Rare diseases are less rare than you might think, reports Bea Perks, and finding drugs for them can mean big business
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Feature
Stemming the tide
Are drug-immune cancer stem cells the root of recurring tumours? And if they are, can we treat them? Sarah Houlton joins in the hunt
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Feature
Where the ocean meets the sky
Ocean fertilisation is controversial, but politicians are starting to take it seriously. So will it ever be worth the hassle, asks Hayley Birch
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Opinion
Letters: September 2011
In his Last retort article on chemical words (Chemistry World, June 2011, p72), David Jones comments that the chemical name of DDT is the only one he knows of which fits perfectly into a poem. Paul Ehrlich’s anti-syphilis drug Salvarsan has also been set to poetry. The following limerick ...
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Feature
Graphene by the kilo
Durham Graphene Science founder Karl Coleman is forging ahead in production of single-layer carbon. Sarah Houlton talks to the 2011 Chemistry World entrepreneur of the year
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FeatureDiamonds are for everything
No longer valued simply for its glamour and durability, diamond is turning its hand to applications in solar power, laser design and bionic eyes. James Mitchell Crow reports
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Careers
Who's who: Studying fragrances and flavours
Sarah Houlton tries to entice us into a career in the flavourings and fragrances industry
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Careers
Profile: Sense of success
'I enjoy a challenge', Nathan Lawrence, senior research scientist at Schlumberger Research, tells Emma Davies
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Careers
Careers clinic: Be your own boss
Setting up a business is daunting but can be very rewarding, says Charlotte Ashley-Roberts
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Careers
The insider: Living history
Jobs in science centres and museums are hard to come by and competition is fierce. The work requires bright, enthusiastic and imaginative people, reports Emma Davies
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News
Synthetic self-assembling collagen for tissue engineering
Carefully designed peptide chains can undergo hierarchical assembly into a collagen-like hydrogel - potentially useful for tissue engineers
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Review
Chemistry and geology
Frontiers in geochemistry: contribution of geochemistry to the study of the earth