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Pulling our strings
There is much more to DNA than that elegant double helix. Philip Ball explores the twists and tangles of chromatin
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The icing on the cake
A deeper understanding of the biological role of sugar molecules is transforming drug design. Susan Aldridge finds out more
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Raman reinvented
Raman spectroscopy is no longer an insensitive technique. Tom Westgate finds out how this advancing technology offers new possibilities in biology and security
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The graphene challenge
Atom-thin sheets of carbon are taking the materials world by storm. Richard Van Noorden discovers that now is the perfect time for chemists to join the party
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Malaria no more?
Has malaria finally met its scientific match? Victoria Gill finds out whether a fresh round of research funding could put an end to the killer disease
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Chemist in the cabinet
John Denham gave up life in the lab for a career in politics, and now runs the British government's department for science. Richard Van Noorden meets him
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FeaturePolitical chemists
Simon Hadlington meets some of the chemists who are bringing their scientific knowledge into the political realm
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The house that BASF built
Chemistry is the secret ingredient behind an energy-efficient house that has been built in Nottingham, UK
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Complexity crystallised
Protein x-ray crystallography has come a long way from a 12 year search for the structure of a single protein. Philip Ball reports
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The concrete conundrum
Concrete is the single most widely used material in the world - and it has a carbon footprint to match.
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The chemists who saved biology
A long voyage led one young chemist to steer evolutionary biology onto the right course. Richard Corfield explores the life of chemistry's Darwin
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A town called science
An ambitious project in Switzerland aims to create the world's first fully integrated science city. Yfke Hager reports
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The chemistry of private equity
Private equity has transformed the chemicals industry, but can it play the same role in high-risk R&D driven companies? Nuala Moran reports
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FeatureResistance is useless
Chemistry holds the key to commercialisation of high-temperature superconductors that could revolutionise electrical power supply
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The education revolution
The traditional chemistry department has changed for good. Jonny Woodward uncovers the new face of higher education in chemistry
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Portable organs
A combination of medical research and engineering could bring an end to the era of putting precious human organs on ice to keep them alive for longer. Michael Gross reports
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A model city
Shanghai is being sculpted into the ideal of a modern Chinese city. It's also becoming China's centre for scientific innovation, as Victoria Gill reports
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How to kill your RNA
Switching off problematic genes with RNA interference promises treatments for a huge range of disease - if investigators can get it to where it's needed. Lisa Melton reports
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The first scientific baron
In the month that marks the 100th anniversary of Lord Kelvin's death, Colin Russell unravels the life of a prodigious talent