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Reactive carbonyls touch aspect of food, biology and medicine

This book is the proceedings of a meeting held in Australia which brought together the world experts in the Maillard or ‘browning’ reaction. It was held in response to a growing recognition of the role reactive carbonyl compounds play in food technology, nutrition and tissue ageing in biology and medicine. The book highlights efforts to counteract the damage caused by reactive carbonyls which is gaining acceptance as a basis for novel approaches for ageing and preventive medicine. The meeting also fostered a balanced approach to understanding both the advantageous and deleterious properties of carbonyl compounds and their end products in food science, technology and medicine. The book is aimed at both basic and applied researchers, scientists and industries worldwide with an interest in the Maillard reaction.

Further details can be found at http://www.rsc.org/Shop/books/2010/9781849730792.asp

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Fascinating insight into Forensic Enforcement just published.

Glenn Taylor has collected memories  and anecdotes from many practising and retired Public Analysts and produced a light read into forensic science outlining the history and their role.  Over the last 150 years, the Public Analyst profession has hidden its light under a bushel and now it is time to tell their story with this collection of memoirs. Their accounts of samples submitted to them, how they analysed them, and the tales that unfolded, make for a fascinating insight into the field.   See http://www.rsc.org/Shop/books/2010/9781847558718.asp for more details.

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Linear Dichroism and Circular Dichroism – A Textbook on Polarized-Light Spectroscopy

This book introduces optical activity and anisotropy as techniques for studying the structure of molecules and their interactions in solution.   Written by pioneers in the field, Professor Alison Rodger, University of Warwick, Professor Bengt Nordén, Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and Dr Timothy Dafforn, University of Birmingham, it demonstrates that this is an approach that may be used by students and scientists from graduate level onwards.

http://www.rsc.org/shop/books/2010/9781847559029.asp

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New Book in the RSC Biomolecular Sciences Series Published

Molecular Simulations and Biomembranes: From Biophysics to Function is the 20th book to be published in the RSC Biomolecular Sciences Series.  Edited by Mark Sansom and Philip Biggin, it highlights recent advances in the way computer simulation can be applied to the field of membranes and membrane proteins.  For further details see http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/9781849732154

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A Healthy, Wealthy, Sustainable World Just Published

This book is the latest offering from John Emsley and explains to the general reader the roles of chemistry in various areas of life ranging from the entirely personal to the worryingly global. These roles are currently not widely appreciated and certainly not well understood.  If you would like further information on this go to http://www.rsc.org/Shop/books/2010/9781847558626.asp

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