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Features

Synthetic biology

Sparks of creation

Chemists are at the forefront of synthetic biology, the burgeoning field that could soon create artificial life. Ananyo Bhattacharya reports


Craig Venter

Genome maverick

In an exclusive interview, controversial scientist and entrepreneur Craig Venter tells Richard Corfield how he thinks synthetic genomics can save the planet


BP

A new beginning

As BP approaches its centenary, Sean Milmo finds out how the UK energy giant plans to innovate its way out its recent troubles and to navigate a turbulent market


David King

What David did next

After seven years as the UK government's chief scientific adviser, chemist David King is still fighting to keep climate change at the top of the political agenda.


Predicitive toxicogenomics

Playing the genes you're dealt

Predictive toxicogenomics uses the genetic hand you're dealt to forecast your reaction to environmental chemicals. Lisa Melton reports


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Opinions

Editorial

Editorial: There's plenty of room in the middle

In 1959, physicist Richard Feynman gave a landmark lecture


Comment

What future for small molecule therapy?

Kevin Rogers says pharma overlooks bench chemists at its peril


William Bains

Beyond shareholder returns

William Bains offers a new model for the pharmaceutical industry


Derek Lowe

Column: In the pipeline

Derek Lowe says this is no time to be an 'ordinary' scientist


Hypocrellin A

Column: Totally Synthetic

Hypocrellin A


Philip Ball

Column: The crucible

Philip Ball gets down to earth with chemical archaeologists


Dylan Stiles

Column: Bench Monkey

Dylan Stiles can light your fire (and put it out again)


Archive

Past Issues of Chemistry World


News

National Nuclear Laboratory logo

Go ahead for UK national nuclear lab

24 July 2008

New research hub to safeguard skills for nuclear revival


Sailors compete in Qingdao, China, in August 2007, during a test event for the Olympic Games venue

Chemists join Olympic clean-up effort

24 July 2008

Modeling and satellite technology improve atmosphere over Beijing


Circuits based on carbon nanotubes on a plastic substrate

Nanotube mesh boosts plastic electronics

24 July 2008

Networks of carbon nanotubes used to print high-performance electronic circuits on bendy plastic


Two halide binding sites

A trick of light

24 July 2008

Understanding the role chloride ions play in photosynthesis may lead to better solar cells, claim UK scientists


white teeth

Pearly whites

24 July 2008

Chinese scientists have found a new route to the perfect smile, using nanoparticles to repair tooth enamel.


probe holding a protein

Instant insight: Disease snapshots

24 July 2008

Hye Jin Lee and Robert Corn look at the latest breakthroughs in the use of microarray technology for the fast detection of cancer


Soot particles emitted from truck

'Acid soot' worsens smog

23 July 2008

Atmospheric carbon particles collect an acid coating


TEM image of a nanomechanical resonator made from a double-walled carbon nanotube

Weighing molecules with nanotubes

22 July 2008

Atom-sensitive nano-scales may be an alternative to mass spectrometry


Chinese students

Chemical education in need of reform

21 July 2008

China's chemistry courses are failing to meet industry needs


Electric car

Driving power for electric cars

21 July 2008

Renewable fuel cell opens the door to electric vehicles


The Commercial Chemist

The Commercial Chemist

18 July 2008

Chemistry World gets down to business with our weekly round-up of money and molecules


Olympic sprinters at the start line

New drug test misses Olympic deadline

18 July 2008

'Frustrating' delays for promising biomarker-based assay


Volcanic eruption

Understanding ancient eruptions

18 July 2008

Scientists are a step nearer to understanding volcanic processes that occurred as far back as 8000 years ago


Arabidopsis halleri

X-rays make light work of heavy metals

18 July 2008

Shedding light on plants has possible implications for heavy metal decontamination, say Japanese scientists


Image using the new X-ray method reveals the Fresnel zone plate beneath a layer of gold

Uncovering the hidden nanoworld

17 July 2008

A powerful imaging technique now enables tiny buried objects to be investigated


Strand of DNA superposed on yuan notes

Millions raised for drug development

17 July 2008

New consortium promises a richer future for China's biotech industry


Female chemist

'Macho' work ethic forcing women out of chemistry

16 July 2008

Isolation and lack of encouragement fuel exit from academia


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