Jesús Jiménez Barbero takes over the presidency of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry, RSEQ
New RSEQ President
Underarm Hygiene Does Not Cause Breast Cancer
A study showing parabens are present in breast tumor tissue was quickly picked up by the tabloid media, but was their reporting accurate?
BSE More Dangerous Than Thought
More people infected in lymphoid tissues, who may never develop the disease but could infect others via blood transfusions or organ donations
Angewandte Chemie 5/2012: Lead Structures
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
Tuning Up for Drug Release
A novel drug delivery mechanism based on polymeric meshes uses air as a barrier to control the rate at which drug is released
Plant Hormone Synthesis Pathway
Findings could prove fruitful for agricultural researchers attempting to improve crop robustness and productivity
Whisky Biofuel Production
Spin-out company aims to commercialize process for producing biofuel from whisky by-products
A Hint of Frog in the Air
Macrolides are volatile pheromones from Madagascar frogs that could be used for communication
Angewandte Chemie 4/2012: It's in the Genes
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
Anti-Malaria Drug Synthesised
Simple, inexpensive, continuous-flow synthesis of the to date most effective anti-malaria drug artemisinin