Chemical biology news and research from across RSC Publishing.
Issue 5, Research News
Instant Insight
Instant insight: Organ printing
23 April 2007
Glenn Prestwich of the University of Utah, US, explains how to build living structures with self-assembling cells.
Interview
Interview: The fundamentals of life
17 April 2007
From DNA to mountain climbing. Shankar Balasubramanian talks to Alison Stoddart about his research and other interests.
Research Highlights
Sensor finds failing leaves
03 April 2007
Detecting signs of leaf aging is a step towards more perky plants.
Stressed sprouts hit back
05 April 2007
Researchers unravel the defence mechanisms of the Brussels sprout.
Hollow success
10 April 2007
Trapping C60 Buckyballs in lipid globes could deliver improved cancer treatments, say Japanese researchers.
Genetic testing at a snip
12 April 2007
A cheap, rapid and portable point-of-care genetic test could be a step closer thanks to a team of scientists from Japan and Thailand.
Dispensing metal carbonyls
23 March 2007
CO releasing molecules offer new opportunities for treating disease.
How surfactants deliver genes
28 March 2007
Canadian scientists have taken a fresh look at the processes behind DNA delivery into cells.
Mixed-up inhibitors
19 April 2007
Dutch researchers have taken a mix-and-match approach to probing the proteasome.
Taking a protein's fingerprint
20 April 2007
Researchers in Singapore have used microarray technology to study the enzyme family linked to diseases such as SARS.
Where are the chemists at the chemistry-biology interface?
29 March 2007
There is a gap in the way scientists look at the chemistry-biology interface...
Essential Elements
Another successful ACS meeting
The RSC enjoyed a busy and exciting ACS spring meeting in Chicago.
Scientists with an interest in specific topics at the chemistry-biology interface can easily find relevant research articles from across RSC journals, thanks to Biology in Focus.
The highly successful Biomolecular Sciences Book Series now includes seven titles that provide an authoritative insight to research at the chemistry-biology interface.
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