All entries for Friday 23 March 2007

Metal–containing molecules and DNA

Writing about web page http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/audio/?podcastItem=metalomolecules_and_dna.mp3

PhD student, Adair Richards, and Professor Alison Rodger from the Molecular Organisation and Assembly in Cells Doctoral Training Centre (MOAC) talk about their work and recent article about binding metal-containing molecules to DNA.

Length: 20 minutes

Summary:

Introduction to MOAC
What is DNA
How do you make metalomolecules interact with DNA
What are you aiming to achieve
Talk about your current research
Will your methods help to reduce resistance to drugs
What was your article about
Any key areas that this will affect, in medicine
How long before your techniques are developed into mainstream applications
What are the risks involved
Can we do anything on a practical level to fight drug resistance
Is this a costly process
Summary of the work on DNA in MOAC

: 23 Mar 2007 16:20 |  Tags: Adair Richards Alison Rodger Audio Chemical Society Reviews Dna Moac Molecules Podcast Podcasts Speech |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

WMG Sends Race Car You Can Grow To Eden Project

Writing about web page http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/wmg_sends_race/

If you thought motor-racing was all about petrol-heads and champagne, WMG students at the University of Warwick will make you think again.

Eco One is an environmentally-friendly race car with a difference: its shell is made from hemp, the tyres made from potatoes and the brake pads made from cashew nut shells. It also runs entirely on bio-fuels and bio-lubricants.

But its green credentials don’t hold it back on the track. Designed originally with a top speed of 125mph, project manager Ben Wood has ‘tweaked’ the original Formula Student engine and claims he can achieve up to 150mph – given a long straight and a tailwind.

Eleanor Lovell : 23 Mar 2007 13:53 |  Tags: Press Releases |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Pharmacist’s own blood pressure problem leads Coventry chemists to offer free tests

Writing about web page http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/pharmacists_own_blood/

A Coventry man’s chance discovery of a significant blood pressure problem has led to five Coventry pharmacies offering a week of free blood pressure tests starting Monday 26th March.

Coventry Pharmacy technician Carl Rose decided to use the blood pressure equipment in the Alliance Pharmacy he worked for to test his own blood pressure. He discovered a problem that required specialist medical care from a University of Warwick Medical School researcher Professor Donald Singer.

Eleanor Lovell : 23 Mar 2007 13:30 |  Tags: Press Releases |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem