LIPIDFORUM NEWS

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Nr. 63, May 2002

 

Table of content

 

Editorial: Funding and innovative research.

 

Guest editorial: The Marcuse lecture.

Reinhard Marcuse

 

Report on 4th Nordic Meeting on Medical and Biochemical Aspects of Lipid Metabolism.

J. Kalervo Hiltunen, Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Oulu, Finland

 

Short review: Membrane rafts and cellular cholesterol trafficking.

Elina Ikonen, Saara Vainio and Sari Lusa

Dept. of Molecular Medicine, National Public Health Institute, Biomedicum, Helsinki

 

Women catching up on cardiovascular heart disease.

Morten Bryhn, Pronova Biocare

 

Development of biologically active compounds from omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids. 

Two doctoral theses from Dept. of Chemistry, University of Oslo

 

Prospecting for proteins – directed evolution.

C&EN

 

News and concentrates:

Brave New Drug: Compound stops cowpox and smallpox viruses.

Decaf May Not Always Be Best.

Dietary Protection Against Sunburn.

Biosensing with self-assembled polymers.

Protein fold associated with pathogens.

Spider silk formed in mammalian cell culture.

Insights into protein aggregation.

Chlorinated organics form as plants decay.

Hydrogen community.

Molecular quantum computer performs landmark algorithm.

Zeolites expand under pressure.

Anion sensors behave ideally.

Chewing gum improves memory.

Creativity and innovation.