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Chemistry news as a ten pack: Slinn Pickings

Posted by Robert Slinn on February 14, 2011 No comments

U of Alberta researcher discovers potential cancer therapy target - One of the most important genes in the human genome is called p53 and its function is to suppress tumours, according to Roger Leng, a researcher in the Faculty of …

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Slinn Pickings chemistry news

Posted by Robert Slinn on February 3, 2011 No comments

A protein reinforces memory and prevents forgetfulness - An international research study has shown that, in animal models, type 2 insulin (IGF-II) growth factor reinforces memory and prevents forgetfulness. New gift from Mother Nature’s medicine chest may help prevent and …

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Slinn Pickings - the six pack

Posted by Robert Slinn on January 24, 2011 No comments

A foaming six-pack of chemical news stories from Reactive Reports with Robert Slinn New microscopy method opens window on previously unseen cell features - Nongjian (N.J.) Tao and his colleagues at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University have pioneered …

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Chemistry news - Slinn Pickings

Posted by Robert Slinn on January 23, 2011 No comments

Guest contributor, chemist Robert Slinn of the University of Liverpool, filters the latest happenings from the world of chemistry. Johns Hopkins scientists crack genetic code for form of pancreatic cancer - Scientists at Johns Hopkins have deciphered the genetic code …

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Spectroscopy, X-rays and arsenic

Posted by David Bradley on December 15, 2010 No comments

These are my SpectroscopyNOW headlines for this week: Color X-rays - X-rays are incredibly useful in diagnostic imaging but also come at a price because they are ionising and so have potential to damage tissues. In work that combines informatics, …

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How to make a bigger periodic table

Posted by David Bradley on October 22, 2010 No comments

A paper published this week in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics maps out 54 unknown chemical elements that could lie beyond element 118, ununoctium. Mendeleev’s original classification of the elements into groups and periods is underpinned by chemical quantum mechanics, which describes the …

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