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Chemical reactions in hot water
Growing body of research reveals that to hurry reactions along in water and replace reagents all that's needed is some heat
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Low acrylamide potato on the horizon
Scientists are looking to breed the perfect potato for chips and crisps by cutting their levels of chemical precursors that result in the formation of a carcinogen during cooking
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Drug R&D costs rising
Review from UK consultancy suggests ten-fold increase in per medicine R&D costs over last 30 years
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Antimalarials should target female parasites
Study suggests that when it comes to malaria parasites, females are the weakest link
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A greener approach to gas transport
Fruit and vegetables may hold the key to a new way of transporting gases
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NewsPush for renewables may have unforeseen consequences
Countries need to synchronise policies to ensure that their energy supply is sustainable
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Tragic death of Oxford astrophysicist
Steven Rawlings, co-author of maths books for chemists, was accidentally killed by his friend and colleague, the coroner has ruled
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Chemists cull compounds using ‘intuition’
Medicinal chemists apparently decided which fragments should be in their screening collection using surprisingly few parameters
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Olive oil coating could save York Minster
Superhydrophobic coating can protect ancient stonework from acid erosion while letting it 'breathe'
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ResearchLego-like DNA bricks are child’s play
Scientists make 32 nucleotide bricks that can snap together to build huge numbers of three-dimensional shapes
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Messenger spots Mercury performing organic chemistry
Probe finds evidence of a thick layer of organic chemicals sitting atop ice sheets at the poles
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NewsSouth-eastern Europe to harmonise its science policy, innovation
Countries plan a joint science strategy to compete with Europe’s big research beasts
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Smartphones as environmental sensors
New project will measure personal exposure to pollutants with GPS-enabled smartphones
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GSK expands in India and Nigeria
Company has struck deals to increase ownership of subsidiaries
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NewsScientists come together to fight EU budget cuts
Open letters from heads of research organisations and 44 Nobel laureates make the case for the economic importance of science
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Lignin to lead bio-based chemicals?
Report says bio-polymer could become a commercial opportunity within three years
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M&S nano fears for recycled packaging
Ambitious recycling commitment by UK grocer could be threatened by fear of nanoinks
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Roche and the Tamiflu data
Company position on access to data for antiviral Tamiflu (oseltamivir) tablets could be softening
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NewsEnd of the road for h-index rankings
Criticism leads US group to stop collating ranked list of living chemists
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NewsArafat exhumed in poisoning probe
An international team of scientists are taking samples from the former Palestinian leader’s body to try to discover what killed him