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Close encounter makes modifying proteins easy
Using a molecular recognition approach to protein functionalisation allows amino acid side-chains to be modified selectively
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Early lung cancer diagnosis
Scientists have discovered the levels of a specific protein increase in the presence of lung cancer but no other cancer type
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Jump starting prebiotic photochemistry
US scientists look into how the first cell-like structures could have come about
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SNPs on display
New technique uses DNA origami to provide visual read out of the most common form of genetic variations
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Chemists separate water isomers
A decade after initial controversial claims, a new group says it has separated water into its two spin isomers
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Programmable RNA promising for bio-compatible therapies
RNA structures generated through computer-aided design could deliver novel therapeutics
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Protective shells for cells
Novel hydrogen-bonded coating protects living cells in bioengineering applications
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Modified protein binders give shortcut to drugs
Attaching polypeptides to small molecules can significantly increase the specificity and affinity of protein binders
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Carbon dioxide clusters cracked by IR
Carbon dioxide clusters have been spectroscopically identified for the first time
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Nanoparticle divides to conquer
Nanoparticle breaks up into smaller units once it reaches a tumour, allowing it to penetrate deeper and deliver treatment more effectively
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BSE pathogens passed on by air
The infectious misfolded protein molecules that cause mad cow disease can be transmitted in the air, say scientists
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Antibodies could lead to MRSA vaccine
Antibodies against a crucial MRSA protein stop the bacterium in its tracks
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Size matters in piezoelectric materials
Piezoelectric generation two-fold better in nanowires than bulk material
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Palladium helps gold catalyst go green
New gold-palladium nanoparticle catalyst converts toluene into widely used industrial intermediate without the need for environmentally unfriendly solvents
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UK tilts towards appraisal of Avastin as eye drug
UK authorities press forward in long running debate over two drugs from the Genentech
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Unclogging the problems of flow chemistry
An ultrasound bath can improve continuous flow systems that could be used to manufacture pharmaceuticals
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Einstein in your engine
Researchers find that up to 85 per cent of the voltage developed by the lead-acid car battery is due to relativistic effects
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EPSRC plans represent 'huge change'
Academics concerned changes and cuts at chemistry funding body could threaten careers