1 August 2011: Have something to say about an article you’ve read on Chemistry World this week? Leave your comments below…
MOFs ready to gulp down radioactive iodine gas
A metal-organic framework has been created that could trap radioactive isotopes of iodine produced by nuclear power plants
Targeting DNA packaging to treat leukaemia
A drug that can attack leukaemia by interfering with DNA organisation is set to start clinical trials soon
Diagnosing tumours in the nasopharynx without surgery
Early disease diagnosis and favourable prognosis go hand-in-hand with a new tumour detection technique
Merck continues restructuring and cuts 13,000 jobs
The US drug giant plans to make savings of $4.6 billion by the end of 2015
Liquid crystals rearrange to glow in three colours
Scientists describe the first liquid crystal system that can luminesce in three colours from a single light-emitting centre
Hacking into chemical cell phone calls
Researchers have listened to a cell’s chemical whispers using a nano-engineered device
Protein synthesis hijacked to turn out cyclic peptides
A new technique that can make libraries of cyclic peptides will enable researchers to probe their therapeutic benefits
