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MotW13 – A Potential Metal-Free Cancer Drug
October 3, 2009 – 2:08 pm | No Comment
MotW13 – A Potential Metal-Free Cancer Drug

Metal-DNA adducts are popular molecules for cancer treatment.  However, the metal-based drugs have been associated with unwanted side effects such as nausea, nephrotoxicity (toxicity to kidney cells), and myelosuppression (suppression of bone marrow activity).  Researchers …

A fashionable type of medicine
December 19, 2008 – 6:31 pm | One Comment
A fashionable type of medicine

A recent CNN.com article describes new and unusual ways of re-growing broken bones and fixing holes in human hearts.  The novel methods involve molecules found in spider silk and the popular waterproof apparel material, …

A Greener MacBook
December 17, 2008 – 4:40 pm | 3 Comments
A Greener MacBook

I don’t know if many of you have seen the new Macbook commercials yet, but Apple has released a new “greener” laptop. The new notebook is free (less than 900ppm Br and Cl, as defined …