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Book review: Zwicky. The sometimes rather sketchy coverage of the relevant science in this book is outweighed by its comprehensive and highly entertaining account of the life and times of Fritz Zwicky.
Book review of Antimony, gold, and Jupiter’s wolf. Wothers has clearly done some important research into the discovery and naming of the elements in the 17th and 18th centuries and is to be congratulated in producing not only a scholarly work, but one that will appeal to the wider public.
This book asserts that the origin of life is inextricably linked to cosmic chemistry and argues that the evolution of life could never have started without the decisive role played by interstellar dust grains.
As the novel coronavirus grips the world in fear, demand for soaps, sanitisers and disinfectants has soared. But could over-washing lead to other problems of skin sensitisation and increased microbial resistance? XiaoZhi Lim reports
A novel opal-like material could be the cornerstone of the next generation of smart sensors. The team of researchers led by the Universities of Sussex and Surrey was inspired by butterfly wings, peacock feathers and beetle shells, where the colour comes from structure and not from pigments.
Fluorotelomer product manufacturers AGC, Daikin Industries, Johnson Controls and Dynax have formed the Alliance for Telomer Chemistry Stewardship (ATCS) to promote the responsible production, use and management of these chemistries. The alliance will also take a risk-based approach to the regulation of these products.
With the news headlines dominated by Covid-19, many regulatory rollbacks in the US are being pushed through under the radar. Despite requests to extend public comment periods in the light of the pandemic, the Trump administration is pressing on regardless with its aggressive agenda of dismantling all manner of environmental protections, either by watering them down or by removing them completely.
The Nipah virus was identified in 1999 during an outbreak affecting pig farmers in Malaysia and Singapore. It caused over 100 deaths and over 1m pigs were culled to stop the outbreak. Since 2001, sporadic outbreaks have occurred in India and Bangladesh – including person-to-person spread.
An intriguing way to read the literature is to latch on to an interesting observation, then follow what others are doing in parallel in this area. That method was used to case the star of this Biomedical Highlights: a nefarious cell surface receptor called CD73 that is known to be associated with cancer stem cells.