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Bolt-on MOF catalysts
Metal-organic frameworks with catalytic functions bolted on after construction produce efficient catalysts that can be easily recovered and cycled many times
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Authorities clamp down on Reach violations
National agencies issue warnings to firms breaching Reach chemical regulations in signs of tough approach to compliance
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New HIV vaccine hope
For the first time in decades, researchers have discovered new broadly neutralising antibodies that could lead to an effective vaccine for HIV
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New kind of bond hidden in all animals
US chemists have identified a unique chemical bond that holds together a type of collagen molecule in all animals
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Designing 3D DNA crystals
DNA triangles have been designed that self-assemble into three-dimensional, macro-sized crystals
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Mechanised nanocapsules target drug delivery
Supramolecular machines attached to nanoparticles allow the controlled release of their encapsulated cargo
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Bayer bows to safety concerns
Following an explosion at a US plant last year, Bayer CropScience is slashing its stock of toxic methyl isocyanate
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Shining a light on DNA-binding drugs in living cells
Researchers have used circular dichroism spectroscopy to probe interactions between drug molecules and DNA in living cells
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Complex shines a light on its own creation
A complex that spontaneously forms at a surface and then signals its own assembly has been created by scientists
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Nanoparticle breath test for lung cancer
A gold nanoparticle sensor can quickly and easily distinguish between the breath of lung cancer patients and healthy individuals
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Totally unusual synthesis
Late stage oxidation strategy passes the test in complex molecule synthesis
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A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down
Bacteria activated by the plant sugar xylan produce drugs inside the gut to treat bowel disease
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Molecules in close-up
A tuning-fork-like device that measures atomic forces can image every single atom in a molecule, according to its Swiss inventors
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Nitrous oxide key ozone destroyer
Nitrous oxide is the single most important ozone depleting substance and emissions must be curbed, say scientists
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Reach costs set to spiral
The EU's Reach chemicals legislation could use 20 times more animals and cost six times more than originally estimated, say two toxicologists
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CARS speeds up hair analysis
Researchers have used a quick, non-destructive technique to find out how washing with shampoo products affects human hair
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Germany plugs electric cars
Germany ploughs an extra ?500 million into electric vehicle R&D in a bid to have a million electric cars on the road by 2020
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Business roundup: September 2009
Animal rights activism on the rise There has been an escalation in the wave of animal rights attacks aimed at the pharmaceutical industry - and they have been focused on Novartis ’ chief executive, Daniel Vasella. Source: © ASSOCIATED PRESS The charred remains of Vasella’s Tyrolean ...
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Heavy metal poisoning sparks protests in China
Industrial pollution causes lead and cadmium poisoning in China, prompting protests and calls for improved regulation
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PhD bribes scandal hits German universities
German prosecutors investigate at least 100 cases of professors taking cash bribes to help students obtain PhDs