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UC Santa Barbara chemist goes nano with CoQ10
July 24, 2008
If Bruce Lipshutz has his way, you may soon be buying bottles of water brimming with the life-sustaining coenzyme CoQ10 at your local Costco.
Little to believe in with new 'X-Files' movie
July 24, 2008
The makers of the new "X-Files" movie have done themselves a disservice in coming up with the elongated title, "The X-Files: I Want to Believe." Really, it just invites a whole bunch of bad jokes which, ...
Typhoons Bury Tons Of Carbon In The Oceans
July 24, 2008
That's the finding of an Ohio State University study published in a recent issue of the journal Geology.
Open access to large-scale drug discovery data
July 24, 2008
The Wellcome Trust has awarded 4.7 million to EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute to support the transfer of a large collection of information on the properties and activities of drugs and a large set of ...
The First Discovery of DNA
July 24, 2008
Few remember the man who discovered the "molecule of life" three- quarters of a century before Watson and Crick revealed its structure On February 26, 1869, in the old university town of Tubingen in southwest ...
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Pharmacology and Medicine
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Biology
Sex And Lifespan Linked In Worms: A Family Of Sugar-Like Molecules Controls Both
A group of scientists who set out to study sex pheromones in a tiny worm found that the same family of pheromones also controls a stage in the worms' life cycle, the long-lived dauer larva. The findings, published in Nature online on July 23, represent the first time that reproduction and lifespan have been linked through so-called small molecules.
A New Research Centre For Studying Nanotoxicology, UK
The Health Protection Agency has set up a new centre to study the possible health effects of human exposure to nanoparticles. The National Nanotoxicology Research Centre (NNRC) is being developed at the Agency's Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards (CRCE) at Chilton in Oxfordshire. The Agency is collaborating with universities and the Medical Research Council's (MRC) Toxicology Unit to develop the centre and its research programme.
Data On Drugs And Small Molecules Is Placed In The Public Domain, Helping The Discovery And Development Of New Medicines
The Wellcome Trust has awarded 4.7 million pounds [5.8 million euros] to EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute [EMBL-EBI] to support the transfer of a large collection of information on the properties and activities of drugs and a large set of drug-like small molecules from the publicly listed company Galapagos NV to the public domain.
EPA Funds $2.25 Million To Research Connection Between Biodiversity And Disease
Biodiversity has long been recognized by EPA as critical for environmental well-being. Humans rely on healthy ecosystems to provide food, clean air, and drinking water. But less understood is the connection between disease and biodiversity (the number and variety of plants and animals found in a geographic region). Recent studies suggest that maintaining biodiversity may protect us against diseases such as Lyme disease and West Nile encephalitis, the disease caused by West Nile Virus.
Mate Or Hibernate? That's The Question Worm Pheromones Answer
If worms could talk, they might tell potential suitors, "I like the way you wriggle," complete with that telltale come slither look. But worms send their valentines via signals known as pheromones, a complex chemical code researchers are now cracking, according to a study published on July 23 in the journal Nature. Scientists from the University of Florida, Cornell University, the California Institute of Technology and the U.S.
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Materials
Building Up Nanotech Research
Investments in centers and institutes underpin interdisciplinary efforts.
Electron Microscopy For Chemists
Advances in imaging and elemental analysis move TEM toward the realm of analytical chemistry.
Souped-up nanomotors
Drop a bimetal nanowire, composed of a segment of gold and a segment of platinum, into a solution of aqueous hydrogen peroxide and the tiny rod will chug along at about 8 µm/second.
Nano-biointeractions need more study
A coordinated global research effort is needed to predict how engineered nanoparticles will interact with biological systems.
Tuning In With A Nanotube
Carbon nanotube is employed as an AM radio demodulator.
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CAS Statistical Summary 1907-2007
This document illustrates the growth in the scientific literature as measured by the number of abstracts and substances seen by CAS.
SciFinder Now Available Via the Web
CAS now offers web access to its award winning SciFinder research tool. CAS announced and demonstrated the new SciFinder version at the American Chemical Society National Meeting in New Orleans, April 6, 2008.
Global Challenges, Chemistry Solutions
Global Challenges, Chemistry Solutions is a new podcast series from the American Chemical Society. It discusses current challenges faced by humankind and how chemistry is providing solutions. Current Podcast: Water Desalination: Fresh Water from the Sea
SciFinder Scholar Now Serves 1500 Academic Institutions Worldwide
CAS announced that SciFinder Scholar, the leading scientific research tool for academia, has registered its 1500th subscriber. SciFinder Scholar is now in 90% of all universities worldwide granting a minimum of a 4-year degree in chemistry. This milestone was reached as Kean University in Union, New Jersey adopted SciFinder Scholar to serve the science research needs of its faculty and students.
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