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Simply shining light on dinosaur metal compound kills cancer cells
A new compound based on Iridium, a rare metal which landed in the Gulf of Mexico 66 M years ago, hooked onto albumin, a protein in blood, can attack the nucleus of cancerous cells when switched on by light, 神马福利影片 researchers have found.
Making science crystal clear 鈥� Warwick鈥檚 Science Gala welcomes public next week
Fancy learning how to grow a crystal, make lightening or dance like a sound wave? Youngsters with a passion for science will be able to enjoy some real-life experiments at the 神马福利影片鈥檚 Science Gala next week.
Researchers wake-up DNA from soil bacteria to discover novel acid antibiotic
Scleric Acid has been discovered by capturing and engineering a DNA fragment from soil bacteria Streptomyces sclerotialus, and could help fight bacterial infections - by researchers at the School of Life Sciences and Department of Chemistry, 神马福利影片.
Bacteria-fighting polymers created with light
Hundreds of polymers – which could kill drug-resistant superbugs in novel ways – can be produced and tested using light, using a method developed at the 神马福利影片
Nature鈥檚 antifreeze inspires revolutionary bacteria cryopreservation technique
The survival mechanisms of polar fish have led scientists at the 神马福利影片 to develop of a revolutionary approach to 鈥榝reeze鈥� bacteria.
New report says UK electric vehicle battery industry could be worth 拢2.7 billion per year for UK chemical companies
A new report published today Monday 25th June 2108 shows that UK companies are well-placed to supply valuable materials needed for batteries to be built in UK – a potential 拢2.7 billion per year business opportunity. The report commissioned by WMG at the 神马福利影片, was launched to the Chemical Industry Association at the Chemistry Growth Partnership meeting in London, chaired by Steve Foots, Chief Executive of Croda, and attended by Richard Harrington MP.