Uniform microparticles from calcium carbonate templates allow controlled release of the protein drugs

Protein Delivery Through pH Change

New Periodic Table
An extended periodic table with 54 predicted elements has been mapped out by Pekka Pyykkö, University of Helsinki, Finland

In-line Improvement
Going with the flow: in-line analysis of a continuous flow reaction sequence is achieved

Virus Needs Sugar For Infection
The JC polyomavirus (JCV) must bind a specific sugar molecule located at the side of the brain cells it attacks

Blog: Post-doc in Paris 2
What is a Post-Doc in Paris like? Tibiriçá Gonçalves Vasconcelos tells us why he chose Paris in his Blog. Part 2

Iron-Catalyzed Direct Arylation
Various aryl halides were treated with unactivated arenes to form biaryl compounds in moderate to good yields

Sensitivity Of Honey Bees To Insecticides
Insecticide toxicity data between honey bees and other insects were summarized to determine the relative sensitivity of bees to insecticides

Green Carbon Center
Rice University, Houston, TX, USA, think tank will strategize on environmentally sound policies on oil, gas, coal

Hydrolysis of Cellulose to Glucose
Ru/CMK-3 is found to be a water-tolerant and reusable catalyst for hydrolysis of cellulose to glucose with high yield

How Vaccines Change The Immune Response
Vaccines that change host immune responses to pathogens: The role of Th17 cells in leishmaniasis