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Ricin : The Secret Assassin - Martin Westwell The recently discovered traces of ricin in a makeshift laboratory in a flat in London have caused a media frenzy over its potential use in a terrorist attack. What is it?	Photodynamic Therapy - Davina Stevenson Photo-therapy is the term used to describe treatments which use light to achieve their effects. But how do these work chemically? Davina finds out.
Natural Remedies - Davina Stevenson Nature produces a seemingly limitless number of compounds that are valuable for treating disease. Over 30% of the top-ten drugs prescribed in hospitals owe their origins directly to nature. In this article Davina explores how drugs find their way out of a plant and into a patient.

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