News – Page 340
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ResearchChemists hold a candle to reagent preservation
Wax capsule preserves integrity of reagents and can be dropped into solvent ready for reaction
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ResearchAFM takes first step to unravel asphaltene make-up
Understanding complex crude oil molecules will help to model oil reservoirs and enhance recovery
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ResearchSweetening imaging of sugars to study disease
Whole body labelling of zebrafish sugars will provide new insight into cancer, infection and inflammation
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ResearchStreamlined synthesis yields longer sugar chains
Scientists make longest heparin-related oligosaccharide to date
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ResearchPeptide glue may have held first protocell components together
Association between RNA and primitive membranes 4 billion years ago thought to have kick-started life could have been mediated by peptides
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Business
Shire makes hostile bid for Baxalta
Recently spun-out from Baxter, Baxalta is resisting the deal, saying it wants time to prove its true value
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US research agencies accused of stifling communication of science
Survey findings suggest that government agencies are blocking interactions between journalists and government scientists
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ResearchSimple probe for heparin quality control
Fluorescent sensor could be developed into test for blood thinner dosage and adulteration
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ResearchBee immune system discovery points way to pollinator 'vaccines'
Molecular mechanism in the bee immune system could save populations in decline
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NewsObama's clean power plan stirs controversy
Carbon dioxide emissions from power plants to fall by 32% by 2030, but the legislation faces opposition from the chemical industry
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ResearchMolecular container mops up tricaine to reverse anaesthesia in fish
Scientists use cucurbit[7]uril to rouse zebrafish from anaesthesic coma
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ResearchBuckyballs prove to be a magnetic proposition for copper
Successful layering of C60 and copper turns the transition metal into a ferromagnet
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NewsDrop in number of Polish academics causes concern
University association points to 6% fall in numbers in two years and calls on government to act
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NewsVaccine raises hopes of an end to Ebola
Trial shows vaccine provides complete protection and points way to fast-tracking medical research
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ResearchNew two-dimensional tin material created
First ever synthesis of stanene will give scientists the opportunity to see if its electronic properties are as odd as predicted
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Business
Grabbing slices of the immuno-oncology pie
Another spate of immuno-oncology dealmaking adds to fervour in pharma’s ‘hottest space’
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Sugar supresses as well as masks caffeine’s bitter flavour
Sucrose–caffeine interaction found to affect taste
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ResearchUnique compounds let earthworms finish off leaves
Chemicals reduce toxicity of plant polyphenols and allow worms to recycle leaves, improving soil fertility
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Business
Berry plastics to buy Avintiv for $2.5bn
Deal helps Berry diversify from food packaging into speciality medical materials
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ResearchPhosphorescent 'butterfly' molecules' glow tuned
Colours of dual light emissions can be controlled by design