All articles by Victoria Gill – Page 2
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Global fluoride and arsenic contamination of water mapped
Swiss researchers have made maps showing the estimated levels of two important contaminants in groundwater
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Malaria no more?
Has malaria finally met its scientific match? Victoria Gill finds out whether a fresh round of research funding could put an end to the killer disease
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New hope for anti-HIV gels
Promising results for microbicide tenofovir after a string of failures
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Avandia not to blame for patient deaths, study finds
A large-scale clinical study of diabetes treatments has found no evidence to link GlaxoSmithKline's type 2 diabetes drug Avandia
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The trouble with antibiotics
Eighty years ago a mouldy Petri dish changed the face of medicine, and Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin spurred a golden age of antibiotic research
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Could Afghanistan's opium crop be legalised?
Bumper opium harvest fires debate over licensed production
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Snapshots reveal bone mineral's strength secret
Unravelling how calcium carbonate crystals grow could help build better implants
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Polymer gel could prevent skin grafts shrinking
Loading with an enzyme-inhibiting drug could reduce painful contraction of grafts
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Soap ingredient disrupts testosterone activity
Common antibacterial agent triclocarban found to amplify the hormone's effect in rats and human cells
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Fish scales hold dazzling secret
Crystal chemistry of iridescent fish skin surprises scientists
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A model city
Shanghai is being sculpted into the ideal of a modern Chinese city. It's also becoming China's centre for scientific innovation, as Victoria Gill reports
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The rise of biologic
Pharmaceutical giants are continuing to join the biotech goldrush following a year that has seen high-value acquisitions of biologics companies
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Indian R&D spin-outs boost innovation
India's largest pharmaceutical company, Ranbaxy, will spin off its R&D arm next month
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Chemistry reveals oldest known chocolate drink
US scientists find evidence that ancient communities celebrated with an alcoholic chocolate drink
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UK nuclear waste disposal plans too soon and too scanty
Scientists urge Defra to amend plans for nuclear waste repository