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Chemistry World January 10, 2014 Jennifer Newton	Nitrenium hugs stabilize positively rare complexes Everyone knows that like charges repel one another. But unusual coordination compounds bearing cationic ligands bound to cationic metals have been prepared by scientists in Israel, opening up fresh opportunities for organic transformations.
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Chemistry World October 24, 2008 Hayley Birch	Proteins swap partners UK researchers have discovered that proteins which use metal cofactors can be surprisingly promiscuous metal binders, happily taking up the 'wrong' metal.
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Chemistry World November 28, 2008 Manisha Lalloo	Elusive cation caught in a cage Chemists have isolated the elusive and highly reactive germanium dication by trapping it in a molecular cage.
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Chemistry World June 23, 2015 Derek Lowe	Missing the target There are enzymes that no mustard has ever cut, to steal a phrase from science fiction author James Blish. Phosphatases, the flip side of kinase activity, are a perfect example.
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Chemistry World July 23, 2007 Michael Gross	Goat Antidote An enzyme known to act as a powerful antidote against organophosporous compounds has been expressed in the milk of transgenic goats, report researchers Organophosphorus compounds are recognized as potential chemical weapons agents.