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Chemistry World
June 16, 2014
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Fatal toxins found in 'edible' wild mushrooms A wild mushroom eaten by foraging enthusiasts across Europe has been found to contain dangerous and potentially lethal toxins. |
Chemistry World
March 13, 2013 |
Deadly mushroom chemistry Can you tell the difference between a tasty paddy straw mushroom and a toxic death cap? Emma Shiells talks to the experts about the potentially deadly chemistry hidden in those gills |
Technology Research News
August 27, 2003 |
Light makes molecule shine Researchers from Kyushu University in Japan have constructed a fluorescent molecule that can be repeatedly switched on and off. If a way can be found to switch individual, closely-packed molecules on and off, fantastic amounts of information could be stored in very small spaces. |
Chemistry World
September 28, 2007
James Mitchell Crow |
Herbal Medicine's Secret Exposed Taiwanese scientists have identified a bioactive compound in ginger that effectively treats bacteria-triggered diarrhea. |
Chemistry World
June 2008
Sarah Houlton |
Breaking the rules The author finds out about some chemical tricks that can give a new drug the best possible odds of success |
Chemistry World
July 17, 2006
Bea Perks |
Marine Toxin Synthesised From Scratch The synthesis of a little understood toxin found in tropical fish marks an important step in natural product synthesis, report chemists. The work will not only help to tackle a widespread food-borne illness -- it will also spare tons of Moray eels from a grisly end. |
Science News
October 13, 2001
Janet Raloff |
Mushrooming Concerns A wild mushroom once thought to be safe has been implicated in a dozen poisonings, three of them lethal, in France... |
Chemistry World
April 15, 2010
Simon Hadlington |
Lead joins the aromatic ring club Scientists in Japan have successfully incorporated an atom of lead into an aromatic molecule - the heaviest metal so far to be 'aromatised'. |
Chemistry World
June 11, 2008
Simon Hadlington |
Houdini Molecule Escapes Energy Trap A team of international chemists has captured and caught on camera a small, elusive molecule that has previously never been seen. |
Chemistry World
March 31, 2009
Jon Cartwright |
Blood clotting light work for new molecule The molecule, which works with the help of an enzyme, could one day be used in medicine to shut off blood supply to localized areas of the human body such as tumors. |
Reactive Reports
Issue 45
David Bradley |
Oil's Not Well Cooking with highly unsaturated oils and especially re-using oils can lead to high levels of a toxic compound hydroxy-trans-2-nonenal (HNE) in the food. The compound is readily absorbed by the body and is well-known for its harmful effects on proteins, DNA, and other biomolecules. |
Chemistry World
October 2008
Derek Lowe |
Column: In the pipeline The author seeks a cure for 'compound bloat' |
American Family Physician
March 1, 2002
John M. Sauret |
Rhabdomyolysis Rhabdomyolysis is a potentially life-threatening syndrome resulting from the breakdown of skeletal muscle fibers with leakage of muscle contents into the circulation. The most common causes are crush injury, overexertion, alcohol abuse and certain medicines and toxic substances... |
Salon.com
September 7, 2000
Cynthia Kuhn & Wilkie Wilson |
Magic mushrooms Can one die from 'shrooming? I love the natural high, but I'm worried about the possible dangers. |
Chemistry World
July 26, 2012
Derek Lowe |
Screen shots You might not think that the makeup of a compound screening collection could set off many arguments, but there are a few issues there that will do the trick almost every time. |
