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Department of Pharmacy of Primeasia University paid tribute to the world renowned Bangladeshi scientist, Dr. via The New Nation

“Baby boomers who experienced the psychedelic sixties are now mature scientists and clinicians who have retained their curiosity but only recently had the opportunity to reexplore these substances.”

The drugs that put the "psychedelic" into the sixties are now the subject of renewed research interest because of their therapeutic potential. via Scientific American

The U.S. Postal Service is honoring film actress Bette Davis with a commemorative stamp on the 100th anniversary of her birth, the 14th in the Legends of Hollywood Series. via The Orlando Sentinel

“This DropArray was realized through the efforts of an interdisciplinary team of researchers, which is typical of the project-oriented research at IBN”

A standard laboratory tool for measuring pharmacological activity of biological substances and performing other related tests may soon be replaced by a new miniaturized bioassay that will be faster, cheaper and ... via MediLexicon

During the '50s and '60s, many children had a toy that opened up a new world to them. via Reno Gazette-Journal

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have made the first direct measurements of the infinitesimal expansion and collapse of thin polymer films used in the manufacture of advanced ... via RF Globalnet

“For a long time people thought of globalization only as the loss of jobs”

COMMENT By Michael A. Fletcher Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, December 26, 2007; Page A01 CINCINNATI -- Challenged by a troubled U.S. economy and the steeply falling dollar, a growing number of U.S. ... via The Washington Post

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, Department of Chemistry, City University of New York-Hunter College, 695 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10021, and ... via Today's Chemist At Work

“Our task will be to determine whether female eels transfer sufficient chemicals to their offspring to cause their death before reaching Lake Ontario.”

Biology professor Peter Hodson and his team of toxicologists and chemists have received a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council to solve the mystery of Lake Ontario's disappearing eel ... via Science Daily

“And thy own soul a sword shall pierce.”

WASHINGTON - For some, hope - seeing present challenges in a positive light, living in the expectancy that the future will turn out well - seems to come easily. via LancasterEagleGazette

“We are very rich in plants that cure malaria. I am surprised it has taken so long to develop products”

Kenyan chemists are trying to develop malaria medicines from the extracts of plants. via AndhraNews

School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China, State Key ... via Today's Chemist At Work

Submitted by News Account on 25 December 2007 - 9:00am. Technology A unique electron microscope that can help create four-dimensional "movies" of molecules may hold the answers to research questions in a number ... via Scientific Blogging

“We want all the departments to contribute without thinking they own the initiative themselves”

Joby Carlson of Arizona State University showing how an infrared camera is used to detect surface temperatures. via HendersonvilleNews.com

German chancellor joins the festivities at 75th birthday celebration for Sir John Meurig Thomas Sarah Everts Nigel Luckhurst German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has a doctorate in theoretical chemistry, ... via Chemical and Engineering News

Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, and Environmental Energy Technologies Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, Kenneth S. Pitzer ... via Today's Chemist At Work

Posted in Chemistry at 1:00 pm by David Bradley -- Many of you will know chemist Andrew Sun from his On the Road blog and from his occasional but insightful comments on the Sciencebase site. via Sciencebase Science Blog

While in training to become a cooking teacher a few decades ago, the first thing our group of 12 did each morning before class was prepare a large pot of stock to be used in recipes throughout the day. via WTVF Nashville

Relief from the pain of migraine headaches without reliance on external chemistry is the goal of an effort under way at Sparks Regional Medical Center in Fort Smith. via KSLA-TV Shreveport

“The aroma of country ham consists of a variety of compounds having different odour properties. A single compound cannot characterize the aroma”

Washington, Dec 23: Like fine wine, ham is also far more chemically complicated than previously thought as far as its aromas are concerned, say researchers. via Daily India