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Light, Trials, Balls
In my SpecNOW science news column this week:
C60, C80, C0, Go! - X-ray crystallography, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and other techniques have allowed German chemists to demonstrate their synthesis of the first non-carbon analogue of...
Online Health in the Developing World
Following on from Monday’s post about health information on twitter , it seemed a nice coincidence that I came across a research paper focusing on healthcare information available in the developing world.
The web is still relatively young and...
Autism Saliva Test
I recently reported on the spit test being developed for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It’s in the very early stages of development (this is not an antenatal test), but the details were certainly of interest to the target audience on the...
Catching Obesity
UPDATED: Is it possible that obesity, like the common cold is infectious? You’d think so if you believed research that’s been carried out over the last decade and hits the tabloid headlines again this week.
The research suggests that a...
Flu Structure, Mp3s, and Magnetic Minestrone
You can read my latest science news updates in spectroscopynow.com:
One flu over - X-ray studies have revealed details of the structure of a protein used by the avian influenza, H5N1, that allows it to hide its RNA from the infected host’s...
Social Media for Scientists
Towards the end of October, I received a flurry of emails asking me to check out new social networking sites for scientists, I’ve already reviewed the nanoscience community , of course. I suspect that, the academic year having moved into full...
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Giving Obesity the CHOP
I am once again drawn to research from a team at the University of Westminster, a renowned institution that doles out so-called science degrees in homeopathy. This time the paper in question, published in the inaugural issue of the International...
Recycling Science
My Alchemist column on ChemWeb is live once again: This weekSPECIAL8217;s award is for science that sheds light on a range of physical phenomena including liquid-metal surfaces and condensed matter. The recipient of the award, Oleg Shpyrko of the...
You 2.0: Closing the Genetic Gap
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