Harvard remains the number one in the world for the tenth year; five Chinese universities move into the Top 500 for the first time

University World Ranking 2012

Ibuprofen Decoy
Pain-reliever ibuprofen makes enzyme oxidize styrene with hydrogen peroxide

Best Drug Permeability Model
Improved in vitro drug permeability model by artificial human small intestinal villi scaffolds

Linde Completes Acquisition of Lincare
Linde completes acquisition of Lincare, which provides oxygen and other respiratory services to patients

Angewandte Chemie 33/2012: Illuminating
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Climatic Change Causes Bacteria Outbreak
Empirical evidence that anthropogenic climate change increases the emergence of disease through its impact on resident bacterial communities

Health-Preserving Wonders of Resveratrol
Mechanism by which resveratrol, found in grapes and present in wine, exerts antiaging metabolic benefits has been uncovered

Controlled Release Applications
Self-assembly of three molecular components results in a delivery platform, the release rate of which can be tuned after its production

Chelating Copper to be Virulent
During Escherichia coli infection the siderophore yersiniabactin binds host copper to counteract its toxicity

So Much Fun with Chemistry: Vote & Submit Chemistry Jokes
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