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Backstage Science – Find out what's going on backstage at some of the biggest science labs.  - Videos for the Science and Technology Facilities Council by Brady Haran.
The Alchemist Newsletter: February 25, 2011 – Van Gogh was apparently no chemical genius, The Alchemist learns this week, but modern-day chemical geniuses have turned their attention once more to that most infamous of natural products, strychnine. In materials and physical chemistry control of electron fluids seems …

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Science news snippets from the net meanderings of David Bradley

Fighting malaria without DDT = FAIL – Review suggests DDT essential in fight against malaria, despite claims for green approaches. A new research paper exposes allegedly false claims and misrepresentations of science by United Nations environmental organizations to stop successful uses of DDT and other public health insecticides in malaria programs.
Adverse drug reactions are not an argument against modern medicine – The number of preventable …

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Pharma industry could thrive in open

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The pharmaceutical industry is facing tough times. The patents for many of the billion-dollar blockbuster drugs have expired, generics have taken market share. Health insurance companies and national health services are under increasing pressure to cut costs. Manufacturers and governments in the developing world are either ignoring intellectual property rights totally and producing generics for their poor sick.

Moreover, the pipeline is almost empty. Many old diseases the yielded blockbuster drugs …

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