News – Page 603
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Fireflies make light work of tumours
A reaction that allows insects to glow in the dark may be used to monitor chemotherapy
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Peptide printer goes into overdrive
Modified laser printer can make large peptide arrays quickly and cheaply
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'European Partnership for Researchers' gets a lukewarm response
European Commission proposal to create single labour market for scientists unlikely to be implemented, say experts
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How to keep beer fresher for longer
Blocking the Maillard reaction could help to preserve the taste of lager
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Improving photodynamic cancer therapy
Chemists have developed new compounds that can help to focus the activity of light-activated drugs with pinpoint accuracy
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New superconductors open up the periodic table
Iron-based materials could help to unlock the secrets of high-temperature superconductivity
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Putting the brakes on nanomachines
Light-activated molecular brake adds stopping power to spinning nanomachines
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Surfactants stop microbubbles popping for a year
Micrometre-scale dispersions could be used in foams, ice cream, paints and contrast agents
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US farm bill promotes advanced biofuels
Congress overrides Bush veto to cut corn ethanol subsidies and create incentives for second-generation fuels
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Changing the face of a water splitting catalyst
Titanium dioxide crystals with modified surfaces are extra reactive
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Cancer research gets collaborative funding boost
Cancer Research UK hand-picks interdisciplinary teams to bring drugs from bench to clinic
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Changes to US chemical review procedures
EPA assessments could take a year longer after changes to the IRIS system, says congressional watchdog
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Plastics industry hit by bag crackdown
Job losses and closures as China's plastic bag ban comes into force
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China pushes ahead with cleaner cars
In a fillip to domestic carmakers developing cleaner vehicles China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has ratified the production of a hydrogen fuel cell powered car from Volkswagen.
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Regulator rebuffs Merck's cholesterol drug
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has unexpectedly refused to approve Merck's cholesterol-lowering drug Cordaptive
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Canadian pesticide ban promised
Ontario will become the latest Canadian province to stop amateur gardeners using pesticides, when a new law comes into force in spring 2009
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Boosting the flow in pharma's pipelines
Flow chemistry is poised to become an important tool for new drug development
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Industry support for PhDs and postdocs slumps
Pharmaceutical companies have slashed their support for PhD students and postdocs at UK universities