Bayer HealthCare plans to share lab space with start-up companies

Lab Space for Californian Start-Ups

Novel Renewable Carbon Source
Oil palm trunk sap used as growth medium for bacteria is a novel inexpensive renewable carbon source

Angewandte Chemie 52/2011: Quo Vadis?
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Removing Cd2+ From Blood
Heavy metal pollution in humans: supermagnetic nanocomposite effectively removes cadmium ions from blood

Preventing Tooth Decay
Dried licorice root fights the bacteria that cause tooth decay and gum disease

Fighting Biofilms
Protein kinase C inhibitor palmitoyl-dl-carnitine is a multitarget inhibitor of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm development

Wonderlab Comic — Fashion Chemistry
The naming of the new elements causes a stir in the Wonderlab

Food Packed in Whey
Films coated with whey protein improve barrier effect and sustainability of food packaging

The IYC 2011 – Overview
Looking back and summarizing the International Year of Chemistry 2011

Rallying the Stem Cell Troops
New CXCR4 antagonists found to be as potent as commercial drug in mobilizing stem cells