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Forthcoming launch of new supplement Chemical Biology www.rsc.org/pps PPS

We are delighted to announce that developments from the more biological published across all RSC journals. The 2006 will see the launch of a new aspects of research. new supplement will highlight the very supplement from the RSC—Chemical From early in 2006 Chemical Biology best and most newsworthy articles from Biology. will be freely available online and as a the Virtual Journal. Chemistry or chemical techniques are monthly supplement in the print issues This year has seen the launch of now integral to the understanding of of Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, Molecular BioSystems, a high quality biological processes at the atomic and Molecular BioSystems, Natural Product interdisciplinary journal publishing molecular level. The RSC has Reports and Photochemical & novel and challenging chemical biology recognised the significance and value of Photobiological Sciences. research. This journal has a particular the exciting research in this area and is focus on the interface between chemistry building on the success of its existing and the -omic sciences and systems chemical biology portfolio in this new biology. ChemComm, Organic & venture. Biomolecular Chemistry, , Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences and other established RSC journals will also continue to attract and publish excellent chemical biology of relevance to the scope of each journal. Why not submit your latest research today via www.rsc.org/ReSourCe? We look forward to the forthcoming launch of Chemical Biology and hope that it will be an invaluable tool which highlights the most exciting advances in the field. Look out for the supplement which will be included in this title from January 2006. Why not visit the Chemical Biology homepage Latest news will be added to the (www.rsc.org/chembiology) today to online version of the supplement ‘as it catch a glimpse of what is to come in the As the traditional boundaries happens’ ensuring access to the most New Year? between biology and chemistry become up-to-date information. Extra content With kind regards, ever more blurred, the RSC is will be available to online readers and all committed to publishing significant of the news items will link directly to the Kathryn Sear, Editor, research at the interface between these original research articles which will be Chemical Biology disciplines. free to access forever. Caroline Evans, Editor, A companion publication to the Chemical Biology will be intimately Molecular BioSystems and the successful Chemical Science and related to the successful Chemical Chemical Biology Virtual Journal Chemical Technology supplements, Biology Virtual Journal Chemical Biology will draw together (www.rsc.org/chembiolvj) which was Vikki Allen, Editor, material from all RSC publications. It launched back in 2002. Together they Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry aims to complement the news service will assist the chemical biology and Natural Product Reports offered by the first two supplements, community by drawing together the Sarah Ruthven, Editor, Photochemical providing a ‘snapshot’ of the latest significant amount of relevant work & Photobiological Sciences DOI :10.1039/b515666c

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