A new National Academies report names and classifies the kinds of biological weapons that could emerge from techniques like CRISPR gene editing and DNA synthesis

Scripps Research Institute chemist honored for inventing catalytic, asymmetric oxidation methods and pioneering click chemistry

Basel Convention would help control flow of used material displaced by China’s ban

Method is possible replacement for phosphoramidite-based DNA synthesis

The early peek at data from a Phase I/II study excited families, physicians, and investors 

Chemist honored for her tireless efforts on behalf of diversity, inclusion, and volunteerism in the society

French pharmaceutical services firm is latest to move into the U.S.

Technologies for wastewater treatment and glycidol production among winners at second annual competition

Separating crystal nucleation and growth processes is key to controlling crystal dimensions

U.S. natural gas production loses 2.3% of methane to leaks

Data from air pollution monitors don’t jibe with satellite measurements

Magnetic property enables easy separation of sorption medium

These exotic materials could find applications in electronics, catalysis, and quantum computing

Simple pieces of equipment decrease the danger of moving small volumes of chemicals prone to igniting

Additive facilitates numerous pharmaceutically relevant reactions through unknown mechanism

A deal would give LyondellBasell control of Brazil’s largest chemical maker

Acasti picks CordenPharma to extract omega-3s from krill

Piramal sites on different continents have become involved in producing Theracos’s diabetes treatment

Drugs can be made by more than just chemical synthesis. Here are stories of three from the sea, the land, and yes, the factory

4 high school students will head to Slovakia and Czech Republic in July for international competition

Naturally occurring compound inhibits replication of Zika virus in living cells

Chair departs, investigators leave, staff fears changing mission

Computer simulations provide mechanistic details that could help researchers replace costly platinum in fuel cells

Skyhawk will receive $60 million up front to develop drug candidates that target RNA in neurological diseases

Water loss from the gypsum crystal surfaces is a primary degradation pathway

Moon is a good candidate to host extraterrestrial life, but this find isn’t proof that it does

Study shows how stopping one enzyme could help drugs treat an important class of cancers more effectively

Adding positively charged molecules and a surfactant to β-glucosidase makes the enzyme work 30 times as fast

Chronic morphine treatment in mice restored a narcolepsy-related deficit in the brain, decreasing symptoms 

Iron from hemoglobin initiates radical reaction

Laureates honored in chemistry, life sciences, and physical sciences and engineering.

Naturally occurring compound inhibits replication of Zika virus in living cells

Water loss from the gypsum crystal surfaces is a primary degradation pathway