Chemical biology news and research from across RSC Publishing.
Issue 6, Research News
Instant Insight
Instant insight: Squashing cancer cells
18 May 2009
Could stretching cells be the way to diagnose cancer? Claudia Brunner takes a biomechanical approach to medicine
Interview
Interview: Bearing fruit
28 April 2009
Alan Crozier on flavonoids, David Bellamy and good wine. Carl Saxton investigates
Research Highlights
Slow uptake for effective drugs?
21 April 2009
Anticancer drugs: the balance between cell uptake and tumour penetration
Pattern recognition spots heart attack markers
23 April 2009
Infrared spectroscopy gets to the heart of chest pain
Nanoparticles nurse neurodegenerative diseases
08 May 2009
Silica-based gene delivery stimulates nerve cell formation in the brain
Cell-cell communication systems
05 May 2009
Two-cell computers that transfer metabolic information from one cell to the other could lead to therapeutic hormone systems
Activating peptides to target cancer cells
12 May 2009
Activatable cell penetrating peptides are unlocking new opportunities for targeted entry to cancer cells, say Roger Tsien and colleagues
Essential Elements
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