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Verge Genomics raises $32 million for machine learning-backed neuroscience drug discovery




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Letting nanoparticles hitchhike on red blood cells

Particles adsorbed on cells accumulate in the first organ downstream from injection site




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New phosphor for LEDs with deep-red-light emission

Cerium-doped nitride compound may lead to applications in horticultural lighting




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AGC boosts active pharmaceutical ingredient production




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Lanxess will invest $50 million in its bromine business




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AkzoNobel buys Brazilian organic peroxides firm




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BASF donates $7 million for UC Berkeley labs




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Ionic liquids boost gas uptake in MOFs

Postsynthesis modification of common MOF improves its CO2 uptake and selectivity




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Entrepreneurs get in on the ground floor with CBD from hemp

Growing this cousin of marijuana could help boost local farm economies




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Targeting immune cells could relieve chronic pain

Study finds macrophages talk to sensory nerves to elicit chronic pain caused by nerve damage




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HotSpot Therapeutics debuts with $45 million to pursue allosteric inhibitors

The company claims its technology will allow it to access previously undruggable targets




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Cambrex to acquire dosage-form drug contractor Halo

With purchase, manufacturer of active pharmaceutical ingredients will move downstream into finished drugs




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Paper describing piperlongumine anticancer activity retracted

Some coauthors dissent from withdrawal of report, for which key findings have been independently confirmed




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Shintech will spend $1.5 billion to cement role as largest vinyl producer

The Louisiana project will complement an ethylene cracker the Japanese company is building in the state




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Injections of botulinum conjugate relieves chronic pain in mice

Modified toxin targets and silences nerves that transmit pain, offering a potential nonaddictive alternative to opioids




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Vinyl cation busts some new moves

By tweaking its counter ion, classic carbocation inserts into C-H bonds




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Insect sodium channels visualized with cryo-electron microscopy

Structures of voltage-gated channel with toxins suggest strategies for drug development




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GSK, 23andMe to apply personal genetics to drug discovery

New partnership is part of GSK’s R&D face-lift, which includes an increased focus on immune system targets




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Women chemists still face discrimination in academia

Survey shows little has changed in the decade since female professors were last asked about their careers




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Mercury finds a long-term home in marine ooze

Diatom data in the Southern Ocean suggests human activity may have emitted more of the toxic metal than previously estimated




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KKR buys firm accused of causing Taiwan explosion




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Lilly, Anima link for translation control




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Listen in on X-ray laser science

Now witness the firepower of the (almost) fully armed and operational European X-ray Free Electron Laser




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Call for nominations for Akron Section Award




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Cambrex to acquire dosage-form drug contractor Halo

With purchase, manufacturer of active pharmaceutical ingredients will move downstream into finished drugs




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Ingevity sues BASF over vapor control




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AkzoNobel partners with Renmatix on paint additives




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DARPA announces first round of $1.5 billion grants to revitalize electronics industry




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U.S. pediatricians group calls for tougher food additive regulation by FDA




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FDA considers imports to tackle high U.S. drug prices




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Paper describing piperlongumine anticancer activity retracted

Some coauthors dissent from withdrawal of report, for which key findings have been independently confirmed




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Cerium photocatalysis conquers light hydrocarbon chemistry

Method turns challenging gaseous alkanes into liquid products




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One-pot, cell-free method makes glycoproteins

Technology is a step on the path to on-demand manufacturing of biologics




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Modernizing CEPA’s approach to supporting ACS members in their professional lives




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Your guide to the ACS national meeting in Boston




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Sponsored content: Packing the right molecules for the great outdoors

Cutting-edge chemistry makes recreation in the wild more enjoyable—and more comfortable. 




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Sponsored content: Interdisciplinary innovation

Chemists at ShanghaiTech University are championing academic collaboration and eschewing traditional subject-matter divisions




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U.S. team wins 4 golds at the International Chemistry Olympiad

Winning streak continues as high school students turn in a top performance for the second year in a row




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DuPont to pay $3.1 million penalty for Texas accident

Methyl mercaptan release killed four workers at La Porte site in 2014




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Technique tracks carbon as soil microbes munch plastic

Isotope labeling and spectroscopy allow scientists to watch how soil microbes break down a mulch product used in agriculture




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Strong, aliphatic C–H bonds succumb to direct arylation

Dual-catalyst approach allows chemists to construct connections between a vast array of aliphatic and aromatic molecules




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Ag giants pan EU decision to regulate gene-edited crops

Seed companies say Europe will miss out on important innovations and benefits




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Judge blocks 3-D printed gun files from going online

States sued over fears of untraceable plastic guns




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Nucleotide construction gets new chiral tool

Reagent developed through Scripps and BMS collaboration couples nucleosides with potential applications in antisense therapeutics




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Phosphorylation at different sites of cancer-related enzyme leads to different shape changes

Recent work might have implications for drug development




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Chemical earnings blossom in brisk economy

Consumer spending spurs a good second quarter, overshadowing trade tensions




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San Francisco moves to ban food containers made with fluorinated chemicals

Decision to enact prohibition, forbid plastic straws lies with mayor




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CSB issues video, factual update of Husky Superior refinery explosion




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U.S. team wins 4 golds at the International Chemistry Olympiad

Winning streak continues as high school students turn in a top performance for the second year in a row