News – Page 608
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More to catalysis than meets the eye
Changes below the surface of a catalyst can completely change the course of a reaction, chemists have found
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DNA read in a trice
Helicos sequences a viral genome with technology that could help to make personalised medicine a reality
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GSK challenge to US patent rules successful
Patent office loses fight to introduce rules that pharma said would harm innovation
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Easier cancer imaging with Raman
Raman spectroscopy detects tumours after 'staining' with nanoparticles
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Aluminium's vaccine boost explained
Researchers have shown how 'alum' adjuvants make vaccines more effective
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World's first 'green' linear polyethylene launched
Brazilian petrochemical firm Braskem aim to make 200,000 tonnes of plastic per year from sugarcane
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Silicon circuits do the twist
An integrated circuit can be folded and stretched without compromising its electronic properties
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Membrane sacs made in minutes
Self-assembling permeable polymer bubbles could hold cells for drug studies
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Industrial-scale dendrimer production cracked
New synthetic route that delivers dendrimers in kilogram quantities could open a new branch of drug delivery and diagnostics
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Central bank pushes 'green' lending
Polluters could be denied loans in latest moves to reduce emissions
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Business roundup: April 2008
Declining dollar yet to bite The chemicals industry has yet to feel the impact of the slowing US economy, and rising costs of energy and feedstocks (see Chemistry World, March 2008, p19). Some of the biggest players in the industry, including the world’s largest chemical company BASF, have now added ...
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Antidepressants in the dock
Antidepressant drugs have been caught in the eye of two separate media storms over the past month
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AvastinApprovalRaisesHopesEyebrows
The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Genentech/Roche medicine Avastin for treatment of late-stage breast cancer
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Germany consolidates solar power lead
Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics will boost 'Solar Valley'
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Bisphenol A and the baby bottle debate
There are always uncertainties when animal studies are extrapolated into human effects