All articles by Bea Perks – Page 9
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Palatial surroundings for EuCheMS launch
European chemists gathered recently in the former home of late, disgraced RSC fellow Elena Ceausescu to launch the European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences (EuCheMS).
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Lighting up the science debate
November 10th was a busy day at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.
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Drug developers face discrimination charge
Historically, members of the Black and Asian communities have been under-represented in clinical trials, but tailoring drug development to race wouldn't redress any imbalance, say researchers.
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Record breakers
Materials scientists at the University of Oxford, UK, are poised to join the Guinness World Records hall of fame with their latest breakthrough - the world's smallest test tube.
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A pheromone a day keeps the midges away
Chemical ecologists have taken a key step towards understanding the sex life of a notorious insect pest. The discovery spells good news for apple growers.
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20 years after Bhopal
Campaigners in India and worldwide have been making plans for a concerted effort to mark the 20th anniversary of the methyl isocyanate gas leak from a Union Carbide (UC) pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, on 3 December 1984.
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A drop in the ocean
With all that extra atmospheric CO2 being soaked up by the sea, the Royal Society has embarked on a study to find out what is currently known about the possible effects of a consequent drop in pH on marine biosystems.
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Don't bother flambée-ing that steak
Texan chemists have discovered flame-retardant additives in supermarket meat.
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The man who mistook his data book for bedside reading
In an effort to engage the public, and simply because they enjoy it, chemists are turning to the arts to simplify scientific language. But sometimes the language itself can be stimulating, says one best-selling author.
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3D image maps out cancer spread
Chemists at the US National Cancer Institute (NCI), Bethesda, US, have developed a nano-sized dendrimer-based MRI agent they say could reduce the trauma associated with breast cancer surgery.
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Results signal market improvement
This year's round of second quarter results from the US chemical industry signals a much needed improvement on last year's performance.
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Guess the weight of the protein
Gel filtration chromatography should not be relied upon in isolation.
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From molecules to proteins, chemistry meets biology
The European Bioinformatics Institute has launched a freely available dictionary of 'small molecular entities'.
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Bartering for biotech
The US Government has taken the unprecedented step of authorising a licensing agreement between biotech firms in the US and Cuba.