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Business roundup: December 2006
The drugs don’t work Third quarter results from the pharmaceutical industry were marred by simultaneous admissions that promising new treatments had been withdrawn and delayed. British giants GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and AstraZeneca, which both reported a boost in third quarter sales, have been forced to abandon new treatments ...
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Home-baked plants solve petrol mystery
Artificial leaf fossils confirm origins of petrol's precursor.
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Getting the dope on a single atom of dopant
The quantum state of a single atom of dopant in a silicon semiconductor has been measured.
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Q&A: Polonium 210
Polonium-210 is reported to have caused the fatal poisoning of former Russian spy, Alexander Litvinenko.
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24 November 2006:
Year-long discussions between the European parliament and EU states have broken down.
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Washing machine triggers nanoparticle regulation
Anti-microbial silver nanoparticles labelled 'pesticides'
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Unfolding peptide watched in real time
Infrared spectroscopy captures processes taking mere millionths of a millionth of a second
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Bacteria that help fight cancer
Bacterial protein treats cancer by releasing drugs from liposome carriers.
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Side effect free chemotherapy
US researchers have developed an enzyme could eliminate the damage that chemotherapy does to healthy tissue.
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Microscopy enters the fourth dimension
Ultrafast electron microscope records atomic movies in real time.
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Uniting to preserve Germany's heritage
Two of Germany's largest scientific organizations have created an alliance to better preserve and restore items of cultural significance
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Gene-reading enzyme catapulted by scrunch power
RNA polymerase is spring-loaded by scrunched DNA to help it on its way along each gene
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Nanoribbons put electrons in a spin
Calculations predict that some graphene nanoribbons behave as half-metals, making them a useful material for spin-based electronics (spintronics).
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Carbon nanotubes: Saladin's secret weapon
Carbon nanotubes are no longer the proud boast of 21st century materials scientists - mediaeval sword-smiths got there first.
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Mercury legislation rises then falls
Plans for European Union restrictions on mercury have been thrown into confusion