All articles by Chemistry World – Page 20
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Opinion
Flashback: 2002 – doping discussion
British Olympic skier Alain Baxter had his bronze medal taken away after a post-race drug test showed traces of methamphetamine
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Opinion
Letters: May 2012
The article ’Making Light Work’ (Chemistry World, April 2012, p52) coincided with an alarming Daily Telegraph article relating the near-catastrophic increase in antibiotic resistance due to misuse by the NHS and in agriculture. It seems that big pharma is no longer interested in infection control for two reasons: Any ...
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Business
Business roundup: May 2012
Pharmaceutical New cholesterol drugs on the horizon The new candidate reduced "bad" LDL cholesterol by 40-72% in the trial Sanofi has reported Phase II data for a new drug candidate for lowering cholesterol levels in patients already taking statins. Over an 8-12 week period, the candidate reduced ...
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News
FDA backs use of BPA in food packaging
Agency rejects petition to ban the use of BPA in food contact materials, citing insufficient research
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Opinion
Grant clarity
Applicants do not help their proposals by the apparently careless way in which they sometimes present their applications
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Podcast
April 2012
Chemistry World podcast - April 2012 0:53- A thermometer that can measure temperatures within a cell 2:55- In space, tiny diamonds are made from carbon onions 6:27- Michael Hamblin sheds light on photodynamic therapy 13:23- Usurping the functional group hierarchy 16:31- Could arsenic DNA really exist? 19:51- Volker Hessel ...
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Opinion
Flashback: 2002 – Puck's potion
Taking up a challenge from the other RSC - the Royal Shakespeare Company
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Opinion
Letters: April 2012
As an affiliate member of the Natural Environment Research Council’s (NERC’s) peer review college, I would like to comment on the article about NERC’s intention to reduce the number of uncompetitive proposals submitted for funding (Chemistry World, March 2012, p17). For several years, I have helped in ...
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Business
Business roundup: April 2012
Pharmaceutical A pill to keep you off the pints? Source: © IStockphoto Beer today, gone tomorrow - Selincro tablets might help patients put their alcohol problems behind them Phase III trials of Selincro (nalmefene) tablets show that it outperforms placebo treatment when used to help patients with ...
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News
Croatia to slim down funding for science journals
The Croatian government has said it will fund only the best journals, leaving some facing an uncertain future
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Podcast
March 2012
Chemistry World podcast - March 2012 0:37- Calculations find a quadruple carbon-carbon bond4:18- Graphene sheets are made irridescent and superhydrophobic7:10- Paul Kelly discusses an accidental discovery that led to a novel fingerprinting method14:20- Cooperative chemistry gives rotaxanes with multiple rings in surprisingly high yield ...
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Opinion
Letters: March 2012
The article ’Silver soils’ (Chemistry World, February 2012, p36) highlights some interesting recent events relating to the environmental impact of silver residues. While a wealth of evidence exists to show that silver ions are toxic to lower organisms, there is less evidence that nanocrystalline or other forms of silver present ...