chemistry journal

Garlic chemical tablet treats diabetes 1 and 2

EurekAlert! - Chemistry, Physics and Materials Sciences  Tue, 11/18/2008 - 23:00

(Royal Society of Chemistry) A drug based on a chemical found in garlic can treat diabetes types 1 and 2 when taken as a tablet, a study in the new Royal Society of Chemistry journal Metallomics says.


 

DNA sewing machine

EurekAlert! - Chemistry, Physics and Materials Sciences  Wed, 07/09/2008 - 22:00

(Royal Society of Chemistry) Japanese scientists have made a micro-sized sewing machine to sew long threads of DNA into shape.

The work published in the Royal Society of Chemistry journal Lab on a Chip demonstrates a unique way to manipulate delicate DNA chains without breaking them.