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Boxing clever
Food scientists are developing increasingly sophisticated packaging materials to extend shelf life of many foods. Nina Notman looks at the delicacies on offer
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FeatureBread chemistry on the rise
The ancient tradition of bread baking depends on a cascade of chemical reactions. Scientists have found myriad ways to modify the process, say Bryan Reuben and Tom Coultate
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The Spice of Life
Many of the world's favourite ingredients have more to offer than just flavour, says Ned Stafford. Many also show health benefits
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Living the Nobel life
Matthew Chalmers and Nina Notman get the lowdown on life as a Nobel laureate at the the 59th meeting of Nobel laureates
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Company Profile: Quotient multiplied
Less than three years after forming, Quotient Bioscience is one of the fastest growing pharmaceutical outsourcing companies in the UK. Matt Wilkinson went to meet them
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Wealth from Greenland, honour from London
19th century Danish chemist Julius Thomsen dedicated his professional life to a systematic search for a unifying theory of chemical reactivity. Mike Sutton finds out more
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Drugs for a developing world
Diseases affecting the developing world have long been neglected, but new partnerships between governments, charities and pharmaceutical firms could change that, says Sarah Houlton
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Pill-popping pets
Over the past decade there has been a dramatic increase in the number of drugs prescribed to pets. What are the factors behind this trend, asks Elisabeth Jeffries
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A vital blow for chemistry
Chemistry may have become an increasingly high tech discipline, but it still relies on glassware - and the age-old skill of glassblowing - says Simon Hadlington
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A radical old age
As we expand our knowledge of the molecular mechanisms of ageing, could we soon see a jump in 'healthspan'? Emma Davies talks to the scientists tackling age-related disease
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One giant leap
NASA's Apollo missions answered many questions about the Moon - and as NASA unveils plans to return, lunar chemistry will again play a prominent role, says Richard Corfield
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Hoisting the solar sail
Flying through space by catching sunlight on ultra-thin sails could revolutionise space travel - and the idea could soon take off, says Ned Stafford
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Armageddon in slow motion
Nobel peace prize winner and doctor Eric Chivian believes environmental change poses a serious threat to human health. Maria Burke talks to him
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Spin-outs: protecting your assets
Patents are crucial for any spin-out to thrive, say patent attornies Bob Pidgeon and Jennifer Delaney
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Spin-outs: business built on chemistry
Graham Richards, former head of chemistry at the University of Oxford, shares some of the lessons learned from spinning out companies based on good novel chemistry
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Temozolomide - birth of a blockbuster
The history of anticancer drug temozolomide can be traced back over 30 years - and it all started with some novel nitrogen chemistry, says Clare Sansom
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FeatureNanopores for thought
Sarah Houlton talks to Hagan Bayley, the 2008 Chemistry World Entrepreneur of the year
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Monsters from the deep preserved
Finding and then raising historic ships wrecked centuries ago is challenging business - but it's just the first part of the rescue process, says Elisabeth Jeffries
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At the crossroads
Fifteen years after Nelson Mandela won South Africa's first democratic election, the 'rainbow nation' continues to face challenges as diverse as its people. Linda Nordling reports
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FeatureBubble-wrapped frogs
Tropical frogs create remarkable foams to protect their spawn. Exploration of the underlying chemistry has only just begun, as Michael Gross discovers