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Unusual monooxygenase mechanism adds oxygen to molecules without oxidizing them

Aminoperoxide adduct on the enzyme's cofactor leads to these nonoxidative oxygenation reactions




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Chemistry in Pictures: BODIPY on fire




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Diagnosing the novel coronavirus leads to trade offs

Medical workers in China weigh the advantages and disadvantages of nucleic acid lab tests and CT lung scans




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Your skin microbiome can be used to predict your age

As we age, our skin changes, and so too do the bugs that live there




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Doyle is out, Breen is in at DuPont

DuPont is back in the hands of its former CEO




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Biotech IPOs off to a strong start in 2020

4 firms have raised more than double their initial expectations




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Could targeting STING make a universal flu vaccine?

In animal tests, vaccine gives broad protection




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Chemists are finding their place on TikTok

Educators, researchers, and students are coming together to share chemistry demos and talk shop on the wildly popular video app




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US EPA finalizes list of 20 low-priority chemicals

Substances will not undergo further evaluation of health and safety risks at this time




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23 minerals at risk of US supply shortages, study shows




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DSM to enter human milk oligosaccharide market by acquiring Glycom

$830 million deal builds on earlier moves into nutritional ingredients




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ACS Career Days program brings career resources to the community

Society hosts professional development events in cities across the US




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Mitsubishi Gas Chemical plans peroxide plant in Taiwan




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New Jersey town switches to peracetic acid wastewater treatment




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Paul Turgeon taking the helm at MFG Chemical




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Audentes to build gene therapy plant in North Carolina




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Cyrene solvent plant set for France




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DuPont and Dutch firm pursue microbiome therapy




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Eisai withdraws weight loss pills because of cancer risk




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Ethylene plants start up in the US




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Sanofi, BARDA team for coronavirus vaccine




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N<sub>2</sub>O no laughing matter for Lonza in Visp




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Sabic to shutter Spanish polyether imide capacity




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Wacker and Clariant to cut jobs




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Superefficient solar desalination

System harnesses waste heat to produce enough drinkable water for an adult in 1 h




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Women publish at rates equal to men but leave science earlier




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Enzyme smooths path to planar chiral macrocycles

Good yields and enantioselectivity abide




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Porous ionic liquid captures alcohols and CFCs

Cage-like structures could enable selective separations in continuous-flow systems




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A tale of 2 explosions




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Livestock producers look to antibiotic alternatives

Probiotics, sensors, and MOFs are among technologies that could keep herds healthy as industry turns away from antibiotics




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45Q, the tax credit that's luring US companies to capture CO<sub>2</sub>

Cement, ethanol, and ammonia makers are among those looking to convert waste carbon to cash




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Hemp growing pains

US regulatory uncertainty threatens to cripple the nascent industry's ability to meet the surge in demand for cannabidiol




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Your guide to the ACS Spring 2020 National Meeting in Philadelphia

C&EN's editors pick the speakers and symposia to catch




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Periodic Graphics: Cannabidiol, medicine from hemp

Chemical educator and <i>Compound Interest</i> blogger Andy Brunning explains the CBD craze, how the compound works, and how it's regulated.




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Should the chemical industry have to prove it can pay for pollution cleanup?

No, US EPA says in proposal




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Trichloroethylene poses risks to workers and consumers, EPA says

Draft assessment confirms previous concerns about health effects of chlorinated solvent




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Groups sue US military to stop PFAS incineration

Activists say contracts with companies violate federal law




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Sanofi to create new firm from its drug-making facilities

Venture will combine six active pharmaceutical ingredient production sites in Europe




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Chemical firms see light at end of coronavirus tunnel

Facilities are reopening in China but spread of virus outside China is raising concerns




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Molded microfluidic device makes gel &#8220;apartments&#8221; for single cells

Hydrogel device allows localized treatment and analysis of 10,000 individual cells at a time




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AI finds molecules that kill bacteria, but would they make good antibiotics?

Experts praise the approach while remaining skeptical that the highlighted molecules could reach the clinic




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Pauling's rules about crystal structures flunk test

Only 13 % of oxide crystal structures obey 4 of the 5 rules simultaneously




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Turning down the heat turns up better perovskites

Lower-temperature process improves the efficiency of single-crystal solar cells




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Chemistry in Pictures: Tinsel town




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Wonyong Choi to lead &lt;i&gt;ACS ES&amp;T Engineering&lt;/i&gt;

Inaugural editor in chief will focus on emerging and interdisciplinary areas of environmental engineering




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How to make aziridines from olefins without expensive metals

Double bonds form nitrogen-containing 3-membered rings thanks to a reactive, yet fleeting, oxaziridine intermediate




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Gilead and Moderna lead on coronavirus treatments

Gilead has a head start on an antiviral, while Moderna is pursuing a novel mRNA vaccine




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TPC faces consequences for Texas explosion

The company will need years to rebuild and is being sued by the state




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Free-floating electrocatalysts outperform tethered ones

Detaching particles from the electrode surface frees them from electrical fatigue