Vikki Allen
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A Chinese education
China's universities have been through several periods of reform. With government investment, they are now producing internationally recognised research. Vikki Allen looks at key universities and how the system works
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16 June 2005: Bad breath - disease or cure?
Garlic extract offers an innovative treatment for patients with advanced gum disease, report UK researchers.
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27 May 2005: Banning bacteria at the bedside
A bedside cabinet with antimicrobial properties has been designed to help prevent the spread of MRSA in hospitals.
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25 May 2005: Uncorking the wine
A polymer-based product that removes the corked taste from wine goes on sale on 1 June 2005.
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25 May 2005: Therapeutic promise for CML
A drug for patients with Gleevec-resistant chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) has passed Phase I clinical trials and has just entered Phase II.
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20 May 2005: Tackling West Nile Virus
A cure for West Nile Virus (WNV) has come a step closer with the development of a treatment for the infection in mice and a trial vaccine for humans.
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Regulating cell division
The discovery of a process crucial to cell growth regulation could improve understanding of cancer and ageing
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Complex mimetics, simply done
A method to synthesise diverse libraries of carbohydrate clusters quickly and simply has been developed.
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Biomedical polymers
Chinese researchers have developed the first soluble polyurethane (PU) with controllable properties that could make it suitable for biomedical applications.
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Awards: Robert Grubbs wins prestigious award
The 2005 Paul Karrer Gold Medallion has been awarded to Robert H Grubbs
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Peptide liquid crystals
Japanese researchers are a step closer to developing biocompatible liquid crystals for use in membranes or sensors
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The path of least bacterial resistance
The search is on for alternative treatments to combat bacterial infections that have become resistant to antibiotics
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Education: Cuts hit chemistry
In the closing weeks of 2004, two UK universities announced their intentions to withdraw undergraduate chemistry courses
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Improving asymmetric reactions
New breed of organocatalysts is set to improve on existing systems