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SRI announces selection by the National Cancer Institute as a Chemical Biology Consortium center

Menlo Park, Calif.July 22 , 2009SRI International, an independent nonprofit research and development organization, announced today that SRI's Center for Cancer Research was selected by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for a leading role in the newly-formed "Chemical Biology Consortium" (CBC), a...

Plastics chemical retards growth, function of adult reproductive cells

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Bisphenol A, a chemical widely used in plastics and known to cause reproductive problems in the offspring of pregnant mice exposed to it, also has been found to retard the growth of follicles of adult mice and hinder their production of steroid hormones, researchers report. The...

Scientists track chemical changes in cells as they endure extreme conditions

One of nature's most gripping feats of survival is now better understood. For the first time, scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory observed the chemical changes in individual cells that enable them to survive conditions that should kill them. The...

American Chemical Society's Weekly Presspac -- June 17, 2009

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American Chemical Society weekly presspac -- June 10, 2009

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American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- June 3, 2009

ARTICLE #1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wine in a box? Think "good" not "gauche" Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry In a surprise discovery that may help boxed wine shake off its image as a gauche alternative to bottles, scientists in Canada are reporting that multilayer aseptic cart...

American Chemical Society's weekly PressPac -- May 27, 2009

ARTICLE #1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bird flu virus remains infectious up to 600 days in municipal landfills Environmental Science & Technology Amid concerns about a pandemic of swine flu, researchers from Nebraska report for the first time that poultry carcasses infected with another thr...

American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- May 20, 2009

ARTICLE #1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE An advance in solving the mysterious machine-workers' disease Journal of Proteome Research Scientists in Ohio are reporting a long-awaited advance toward making the workplace safer for more than one million machinists in the United States who may be ex...

American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- May 13, 2009

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American Chemical Society's weekly PressPac -- May 6, 2009

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George M. Whitesides receives inaugural Dreyfus prize in the chemical sciences

NEW YORK, May 6 The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation announced today that George M. Whitesides, the Woodford L. and Ann A. Flowers University Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University, has won the inaugural Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences. The prize, to be given biennially by the Ca...

American Chemical Society's weekly PressPac -- April 29, 2009

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Synthetic chemical offers solution for crops facing drought

RIVERSIDE, Calif. Crops and other plants are constantly confronted with adverse environmental conditions, lowering yield and costing farmers billions of dollars annually. Plants use specialized signals, called stress hormones, to sense difficult times and adapt to stressful conditions to enhance ...

American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- April 22, 2009

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American Chemical Society Weekly PressPac -- April 15, 2009

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American Chemical Society Weekly PressPac -- April 8, 2009

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UNC study: Scientists identify chemical compound that may stop deadly brain tumors

CHAPEL HILL Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have identified a compound that could be modified to treat one of the most deadly types of cancer, and discovered how a particular gene mutation contributes to tumor growth. The findings and potential...

American Chemical Society Weekly PressPac -- April 1, 2009

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American Chemical Society's weekly PressPac -- March 11, 2009

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Don't go changing: New chemical keeps stem cells young

Scientists at the Universities of Bath and Leeds have discovered a chemical that stops stem cells from turning into other cell types, allowing researchers to use these cells to develop new medical treatments more easily. Stem cells have the ability to develop into many other cell types in the b...

American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- Jan. 28, 2009

ARTICLE #1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Edible fungus foils dangerous grapefruit-drug interactions Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry Scientists in Florida report that adding an edible mushroom-like fungus to grapefruit juice may help to reduce the serious side effects that can occur w...

Structure of enzyme against chemical warfare agents determined

This release is available in German . The enzyme DFPase from the squid Loligo vulgaris , is able to rapidly and efficiently detoxify chemical warfare agents such as Sarin, which was used in the Tokyo subway attacks in 1995. A detailed understanding of the mechanism by which enzymes ca...

American Chemical Society's weekly PressPac -- Jan. 14, 2009

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University of Leicester archaeologist uncovers evidence of ancient chemical warfare

A researcher from the University of Leicester has identified what looks to be the oldest archaeological evidence for chemical warfare--from Roman times. At the meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America, University of Leicester archaeologist Simon James presented CSI-style arguments tha...

American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- Jan. 7, 2009

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American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- Dec. 17, 2008

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American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- Dec. 3, 2008

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Scripps research team defines new painkilling chemical pathway

Marijuana kills pain by activating a set of proteins known as cannabinoid receptors, which can also regulate appetite, inflammation, and memory. The body also has chemicals known as endocannabinoids that naturally activate these same receptors, namely N-arachidonoyl ethanolamine (AEA) and 2-arachi...

American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- Nov. 19, 2008

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Farming and chemical warfare: A day in the life of an ant?

One of the most important developments in human civilisation was the practice of sustainable agriculture. But we were not the first - ants have been doing it for over 50 million years. Just as farming helped humans become a dominant species, it has also helped leaf-cutter ants become dominant herb...

Parasite-resistant peppers green alternatives to chemical pesticides

CHARLESTON, SCRoot-knot nematodes are extreme parasites. These microscopic, omnipresent worms cause major damage to horticultural and field crops in sub-tropical regions, resulting in significant financial losses to growers and gardeners. Until recently, fumigation of the soil with methyl bromi...

Researchers use chemical from medicinal plants to fight HIV

Like other kinds of cells, immune cells lose the ability to divide as they age because a part of their chromosomes known as a telomere becomes progressively shorter with cell division. As a result, the cell changes in many ways, and its disease fighting ability is compromised. But a new UCLA...

Simple chemical procedure augments therapeutic potential of stem cells

BOSTON, Mass. (Oct. 31, 2008) Adult stem cells resemble couch potatoes if they hang out and divide in a dish for too long. They get fat and lose key surface proteins, which interferes with their movement and reduces their therapeutic potential. Now, via a simple chemical procedure, researchers ha...

Sniffing out a better chemical sensor

Marrying a sensitive detector technology capable of distinguishing hundreds of different chemical compounds with a pattern-recognition module that mimics the way animals recognize odors, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have created a new approach for electr...

UC Davis chemical ecologist wins major award

DAVIS, CALIF.Chemical ecologist Walter Leal, professor of entomology at the University of California, Davis, is the 2008 winner of a major award from the Entomological Society of America (ESA): the Recognition Award in Insect Physiology, Biochemistry and Toxicology. Leal, former chair of the De...

American Chemical Society Weekly PressPac Oct. 15, 2008

ARTICLE #1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LEDs may help reduce skin wrinkles, researchers report. Credit: American Chemical Society Researchers in Germany are describing a potential alternative to Botox and cosmetic surgery for easing facial wrinkles. Their study, scheduled for the November 5...

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ARTICLE #1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New material could speed development of hydrogen powered vehicles Nano Letters Researchers in Greece report design of a new material that almost meets the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 2010 goals for hydrogen storage and could help eliminate a key ro...

A major prize in the chemical sciences announced by the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation

New York, Sept. 29, 2008-The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation announces the establishment of the Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences to recognize an individual for exceptional and original research in a selected area of chemistry that has advanced the field in a major way. The biennial priz...

American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- Sept. 24, 2008

ARTICLE #1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Evidence that inexpensive device boosts fuel economy by up to 20 percent Energy & Fuels Amid sticker-shock fuel prices, researchers in Pennsylvania are reporting results of laboratory tests and road tests verifying that a simple, inexpensive device attac...

Researcher working on destruction of chemical weapons

COLLEGE STATION, Sept. 24, 2008 America's war on terror includes fighting the dark side of deadly chemical agents, and Texas A&M University chemist Dr. Frank Raushel is helping with the fight by developing an enzyme that might neutralize one such chemical agent, the organophosphates. Synthetic ...