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Taking the sting out of malaria
Identification of sugar chains used by malaria parasite to infect mosquitoes could pave the way to new therapy
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Sugaring the pill
A key advance in efforts to bolt sugar molecules onto natural products in the search for new drugs
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Food Additive Chemistry
Chemistry World takes a look at artificial food additives, as a study commissioned by the UK Food Standards Agency suggests they may increase hyperactivity in children
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The oxygen revolution
Did Lavoisier's theory of oxygen really extinguish the idea of phlogiston, a hypothesized fire-like element released during combustion, overnight?
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Muscling in on artificial actuators
Scientists in the US have developed artificial "micromuscles" capable of gripping, walking and even swimming
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Probe maps individual atoms in semiconductor
Troublesome clusters of dopant atoms 'seen' for the first time
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China launches 200 billion dollar renewable energy plan
China's renewables pledge depends on industry investment
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Beautiful blooms from nano-weeds
Chemists cultivate bouquets of nanoflowers to order, from dandelion-like precursors
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Vitamin C's anti-cancer effects may be compromised by fat
New study shows vitamin could raise - not lower - the level of stomach carcinogens
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China still lagging behind OECD on innovation
Shortage of science graduates threaten China's economic growth
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Nanoparticles paint a finer picture
Method allows printing with exquisite precision but preserves nano properties
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Sweet approach to tackling cancer
Synthetic cancer vaccine targets sugar molecules on the surface of tumour cells
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UK research outpost open in Beijing
The first overseas office of the Research Councils of the United Kingdom (RCUK) opens in October
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Gene dreams troubled by market realities
Chinese gene therapy trials show five years of success against cancer
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Oil firms head overseas
China's rapidly increasing thirst for oil has pushed prospectors into areas shunned by Western firms
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Coal chemical projects flourish
Business booms as international oil prices hit almost US$80 per barrel
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Gut's taste for the sweet life revealed
Sugar sensor may explain why guzzling diet cola may not be the best way to lose weight
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Toxins' synthesis secret cracked
Pure water solves a 22 year old mystery surrounding the infamous 'ladder' toxins produced by 'red tide' algal blooms