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Delivering insulin in a skin cream
Injections and tablets could one day be a thing of the past
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New type of chemical bond around dwarf stars
The incredibly powerful magnetic fields around white dwarfs may create a bond that is neither covalent or ionic
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New supramolecular Alzheimer’s drugs
Supramolecular chemistry to play key role in the design of new Alzheimer’s drugs
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GSK secures $3.6bn HGS deal
GlaxoSmithKline is set to buy Human Genome Sciences for $3.6 billion
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Redox chemistry behind dragonfly romance
The red colour that signifies male dragonflies’ sexual maturity is down to a simple reduction
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Ocean fertilisation shows carbon sequestration promise
Researchers create the largest artificially generated algal blooms, sending carbon into the depths of the Antarctic ocean
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MOF gate opens selective CO2 gas storage door
A MOF that exhibits CO2 selectivity by an unusual gas-specific pore gate opening mechanism
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NewsUS bans BPA in baby bottles
Food and drug agency’s new prohibition on bisphenol A in baby bottles and sippy cups is being labelled by some as too little to late
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BPA causes freaky fish flirting
Controversial chemical bisphenol A can cause sexual barriers to break down between fish species
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pH sensor for use in the body
A nanocrystal sensor that could be used to monitor tumours in real time
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NewsEU and UK bitten by the open access bug
UK gives thumbs up to open access, while the European commission vows to throw its €80 billion research budget behind the idea
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BusinessObesity drug approved in US
Qsymia from Vivus joins Belviq in a lucrative part of the pharma industry
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£3.5 million for UK bioenergy research hub
A new research hub to accelerate the use of sustainable bioenergy announced
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Synthetic nanozymes silence hepatitis C
A new approach to viral diseases uses an artificial nanoparticle complex which can be programmed to shut down viral genes
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Pinning down cancer
Nanopins with better Raman scattering and photothermal properties than current gold nanorods for medical imaging
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First HIV drug approved as prevention
Truvada tablets can reduce the risk of infection for an HIV-negative person
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Milking the benefits of multiple biomarkers
Reliable detection of banned hormone that increases milk yield in dairy cows
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NewsNanosilver in consumer goods under the spotlight
Danish environment agency finds no evidence of a risk to the public from goods with antibacterial properties
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'Artificial leaf' under the microscope
The structure of Dan Nocera's oxygen evolving complex has been elucidated giving researchers the chance to improve upon it
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Drug spending to hit $1.2tn in 2016
Growth is expected to bottom out at 3–4% for 2012 and then rise to 5–7% for 2016