All Life articles – Page 105
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ResearchCutting edge chemistry in 2014
We take a look back at the year’s most interesting chemical science stories
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ResearchAsteroid bombardment of early Earth may have created building blocks of life
Simulated asteroid impacts turn simple chemical into DNA bases
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Tufts’ $2.6bn drug development figure questioned
Details sought about how university determined cost of bringing a drug to market jumped 145% since 2003
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NewsEbola vaccine passes first safety hurdle
Researchers hope to begin larger trials of its effectiveness in west Africa soon
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OpinionProgress at the pace of the slowest
Chemistry is rarely the rate-limiting process in getting a drug to market, says Derek Lowe
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NewsHard questions after litany of forensic failures at US labs
An apparent upsurge in malpractice at forensics crime labs has prompted calls for tighter oversight and controls
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ResearchDNA survives extreme heat of rocket re-entry
Discovery might spell trouble for extraterrestrial life hunters faced with terrestrial contamination problems
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ResearchSeeing glucose through the skin
Technique could one day allow diabetics to manage their condition without drawing blood
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NewsUS approves low acrylamide spud
The first genetically modified potato that produces less acrylamide has been granted approval in the US
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ResearchCrustacean culprit turns lakes to jelly
Acid rain leaching calcium from Canadian water courses leads to a surge in jelly-covered organisms
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US drug development costs surge
The price of developing new prescription drugs in the US has increased 145% since 2003, Tufts data shows
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Mouse model to assess chemical exposure
Outbred mice can be used predict how human’s will respond to harmful chemicals with examination of chromosomal damage
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ResearchFrom beehive to bone cement
Compound used by bees inspires antimicrobial biomaterial with superior strength
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Metallic blood smell attracts predators
Aldehyde attraction for African wild dogs helps to explain how they find their prey
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Aptamers and gold nanoparticles whisked up to spot influenza
Gold-coated flu viruses sink in visual bioassay
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ResearchSleeping sickness fly trap in a nutshell
Isomerising-cross metathesis could help curb tropical disease by converting cashew byproduct into sustainable pest control
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NewsUS states reject GM labelling laws
Oregon and Colorado vote against labelling genetically modified produce, after multimillion dollar campaigns by food companies
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ResearchUltrasensitive peanut allergy test
Immunoassay recognises immunoglobulins for both peptide and carbohydrate epitopes