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Merck’s Ebola vaccine arrives in Congo




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Celsius Therapeutics launches to tap single-cell genomics for drug discovery




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David Liu launches Beam Therapeutics to treat genetic diseases with CRISPR base editing

Joined by CRISPR luminaries Feng Zhang and J. Keith Joung, the Harvard chemist raises up to $87 million in funding




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Astellas restructures Japan operations

Company expects to slim its home country head count by 600




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Polymer solar cell hopes to claim new record

Engineering two organic molecules for better compatibility boosts the conversion efficiency of polymer solar cells to 14.2%




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La química podría explicar por qué los cigarrillos electrónicos son tan populares entre los adolescentes

Las marcas como Juul liberan una forma de nicotina menos agresiva al inhalarse que la nicotina en forma básica.




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E-cigarettes’ chemistry may explain their popularity among teens

Brands like Juul deliver a form of nicotine that is less harsh to inhale than free-base nicotine




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Chemists claim they’ve defined the first new class of stereoisomers in 50 years

Akamptisomers result from bond-angle inversion




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Bloom Science launches to treat epilepsy with ketogenic diet-associated gut microbes

The start-up wants to develop treatments based on two kinds of bacteria linked to the antiseizure effects of the ketogenic diet




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Chemical firms rush to meet final REACH regulation deadline

Products made in volumes between 1 and 100 metric tons must be registered by May 31




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U.K. will pay to play in EU science research

Prime minister wants to maintain full participation in Horizon Europe




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U.S. EPA proposes final pollution cleanup plan for American Cyanamid site

Goal is getting Pfizer-owned land in New Jersey back into use




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Harcros plans specialties in Saudi Arabia




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SCA, St1 plan fuel from trees in Sweden




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Project SEED scholar Michelle Melo

Passionate about forensic science, this chemist got the job she always wanted




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StoreDot’s flash battery gets BP backing




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EPA revises Obama-era industrial safety regulation

Updated following the West, Texas, fertilizer explosion, rule is intended to prevent incidents at facilities handling large amounts of hazardous materials




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Kronos Bio launches with $18 million




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Innovation is still alive in plastics

Plenty of new polymer technology was on display at the NPE2018 trade show




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Meet the Janelia chemist crafting glowing molecular tools for neuroscientists

Luke Lavis’s lab teaches old dyes new tricks at the HHMI campus




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Stiff-yet-supple plastic can be reshaped and recycled

Dynamic boron-oxygen networks are key to the new material’s unusual properties




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Europe to ban some single-use plastics

New obligations for industry as the region and other areas target the causes of marine litter




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Humidity controls supramolecular self-assembly

Trace water that gets into organic solvents can participate actively when molecules start to self-assemble




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Deployment of Merck’s experimental Ebola vaccine well under way in the Democratic Republic of Congo

The first goal is to thwart the outbreak, but researchers also hope for new insights into combating the virus




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Bloom Science launches to treat epilepsy with ketogenic-diet-associated gut microbes

The start-up wants to develop treatments based on two kinds of bacteria linked to the antiseizure effects of the ketogenic diet




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Sadara plans pipeline for ethylene and propylene oxide




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U.S. EPA proposes final pollution cleanup plan for American Cyanamid site

Goal is getting Pfizer-owned land in New Jersey back into use




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Career Ladder: Kabrena Rodda

This chemist and military academy grad found a varied career in national security




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Colorful hair dyes from blackcurrants

Semipermanent color from anthocyanins in fruit skins are a natural alternative to petroleum-derived dyes




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U.S. EPA advisers want to give formal feedback on plan to restrict the science used by agency

Surprised by proposal, scientific experts to ask agency chief to wait for their feedback before finalizing rule




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Double oxadiazole could replace TNT

As the military looks to phase out toxic TNT, chemists have created a new nitrogen-packed molecule with promising properties




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Sensing molecules released from single cells without labels

Combination of microfluidics and a nanosensor achieves label-free detection of cytokines from individual cells




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Chemistry in Pictures: Lapus lattice




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Copper regulates sleep in zebrafish

Metal may play sleep role through an enzyme responsible for synthesis of norepinephrine




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Showcasing science’s role in addressing plastic in oceans

International exhibition visits Washington, D.C.




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Hallan antiguas moléculas orgánicas en Marte

El rover Curiosity proporciona datos sobre las misteriosas plumas de metano del planeta rojo




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China slows solar power development

Solar material suppliers scramble to assess impact on market




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Reporting required for U.S. releases of 13 nonylphenol ethoxylates

Group of surfactants linked to toxicity in aquatic organisms




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Inorganic Nanoscience Award to Dmitri Talapin




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Ineos progresses plans for U.S. ethylene oxide plant




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Umicore chooses Poland for cathode materials




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Replacing methylene chloride in paint strippers

Questions remain about the safety and effectiveness of alternative solvents




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Sensing molecules released from single cells without using labels

Combination of microfluidics and a nanosensor achieves label-free detection of cytokines from individual cells




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U.S. EPA advisers want to give formal feedback on plan to restrict the science used by agency

Surprised by proposal, scientific experts to ask agency chief to wait for their feedback before finalizing rule




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Double oxadiazole could replace TNT

As the military looks to phase out toxic TNT, chemists have created a new nitrogen-packed molecule with promising properties




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Hitachi Chemical licenses Silatronix technology




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Perovskite progress pushes tandem solar cells closer to market

Rapid improvements in the stability and efficiency of perovskite-silicon tandem cells are raising commercial hopes




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Chemistry in Pictures: Raise a glass to fluorescence




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G7 leaders sign plastics pledge

Ocean Plastics Charter seeks to rein in mounting problem of waste




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Multilayer coating helps plastic dental devices stay clear of bacteria

A superhydrophilic film made of two sugar molecules could help prevent bacterial growth on the mouthpieces