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Chemistry World March 6, 2015 Anisha Ratan	Phone camera checks water for arsenic UK scientists have developed a mobile phone-based system to help people avoid drinking water contaminated with arsenic.
Chemistry World August 19, 2009 Hayley Birch	Gold nanoparticles detect cancer Chinese scientists have used gold nanoparticles as ultrasensitive fluorescent probes to detect cancer biomarkers in human blood.
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Chemistry World July 21, 2006 Maria Burke	Sourcing Bangladesh's Arsenic Arsenic contaminates millions of people's drinking water in West Bengal and Bangladesh, but scientists now think they might have figured out how the toxic element gets into the water in the first place.
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Chemistry World October 7, 2011 Sarah Farley	Detecting diseases with DNA sensors DNA sensors detect pathogenic and genetic diseases by binding to target DNA strands that are related to the disease and giving a signal that shows how much of the DNA is present.
Chemistry World April 23, 2008 Victoria Gill	Global fluoride and arsenic contamination of water mapped Swiss researchers have mapped the levels of arsenic and fluoride in groundwater throughout the world.
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Chemistry World December 3, 2010 Mike Brown	Arsenic sustains life A microorganism that uses the toxic element arsenic instead of essential nutrient phosphorus to sustain growth and life has been discovered by US researchers and could help us understand how life on Earth evolved.
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Chemistry World March 2, 2006 Michael Gross	Chemists Crack Cocaine Detection Researchers, including two high school students and a Nobel laureate, have created a sensitive, easy to use device to detect cocaine and other small molecules.
Geotimes February 2006 Megan Sever	Arsenic Leaching Into Water From Soil Researchers suggest that the rivers that drain the mountains are still bringing in the arsenic and depositing it throughout Bangladesh during annual floods. During the dry period, the arsenic would be drawn down to the aquifer, thus replenishing the aquifer's arsenic levels.
Chemistry World November 6, 2007 Lewis Brindley	Soybeans Strike Nanogold A simple mix of soybeans, water and gold salts may hold the secret to producing gold nanoparticles without harming the environment, according to one team of US researchers.
Chemistry World April 20, 2007 Killugudi Jayaraman	Pesticide Filter Debuts in India A domestic water filter that uses metal nanoparticles to remove dissolved pesticide residues is about to enter the Indian market. Its developers believe it is the first product of its kind in the world to be commercialized.
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Chemistry World March 5, 2008 Lewis Brindley	Arsenic Enhances Cancer Imaging Locating tumors with pin-point accuracy could soon be possible with a new therapy that uses radioactive arsenic.
Chemistry World June 5, 2011 James Mitchell Crow	Nanoparticles scrub up a treat in hot water bath Upping the catalytic activity of gold nanoparticles can be as simple as a good wash in hot water, UK chemists have shown.
Chemistry World January 5, 2011 Hayley Birch	Nanoparticles build up New research suggests that nanomaterials that are released into the environment could accumulate in food chains.
Chemistry World May 21, 2008 Richard Van Noorden	Rice Studies Highlight Inconsistent Arsenic Standards Measurements of potentially dangerous amounts of arsenic in rice show food regulations in the EU and US are outdated and lag far behind the stricter controls on arsenic in water, say UK chemists.
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Chemistry World July 27, 2009 Lewis Brindley	Sticky nanotubes detect bacteria in seconds Sticky nanotubes that trap bacteria like flypaper can be used to identify bacterial infections in seconds rather than days, report Spanish chemists.
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