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BASF and Dow see early coronavirus impacts in first-quarter earnings

Manufacturing shutdowns and oil prices were a drag on results




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Will EPA ban hazardous pesticide in pet collars?

Federal appeals court orders agency to make a decision within 90 days




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Courts lean against US EPA science advisers policy

Trial court vacates directive, appeals courts appear skeptical of legality




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Rome Therapeutics launches to probe junk DNA for cancer drug discovery

Biotech veteran Rosana Kapeller cofounded the start-up, which raised $50 million to develop small-molecule drugs




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Podcast: Diagnose, treat, vaccinate—beating a killer coronavirus

<i>Stereo Chemistry</i> looks at lessons learned from previous epidemics and the global effort underway to stop this new microscopic foe




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What is an allergy sensitizer, and how does a chemical become one?

One researcher now risks death if she enters her former lab building




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Moderna picks Lonza to make 1 billion doses of its coronavirus vaccine

Program boosts effort by the mRNA therapy pioneer to be first with a coronavirus vaccine




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How big pharma firms are quietly collaborating on new coronavirus antivirals

Behind the scenes, companies including Novartis, Takeda, and Gilead are collaborating in a loose alliance. Their work might not be done in time to stop COVID-19, but they hope it can prevent the next pandemic




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Cell studies suggest some repurposed drugs could block replication of SARS-CoV-2

The experiments follow up on an earlier study that identified 69 compounds that could disrupt possible interactions between viral and human proteins




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J&amp;J picks Emergent to make COVID-19 vaccine




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Plastics industry asks US Congress for $1 billion




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BASF launches an e-commerce portal for its polyisobutene business




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IL-6 antibody from Regeneron and Sanofi shows no COVID-19 benefit




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Colorful paints could keep buildings cool

Paintable polymers help surfaces reflect sunlight




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Xiaogang Liu is using fluorescence to tackle the problem of illicit cooking oil

The Singapore-based physical chemist is building a database of fluorescence fingerprints to help nab adulterated food products




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How structural biologists revealed the new coronavirus's structure so quickly

Scientists detail the steps they took to determine the structures of SARS-CoV-2's proteins and the next steps toward COVID-19 treatments




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During the coronavirus pandemic, hospitals have taken unprecedented steps to disinfect N95 face masks

With protective equipment in short supply, health-care facilities are decontaminating and reusing items designed to be disposable




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Cell studies suggest some repurposed drugs could block replication of SARS-CoV-2

The experiments follow up on an earlier study that identified 69 compounds that could disrupt possible interactions between viral and human proteins




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Moderna picks Lonza to make 1 billion doses of its coronavirus vaccine

Program boosts effort by the mRNA therapy pioneer to be first with a coronavirus vaccine




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Light-controlled guide RNA hones CRISPR targeting

Technique modifies subsets of cells and frees gene editing proteins for potential further improvements




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An emerging antiviral takes aim at COVID-19

EIDD-2801 wasn't designed to fight the novel coronavirus, but its chemistry might make it an ideal weapon in this pandemic and the next




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Lieng-Huang Lee dies of COVID-19

Industrial chemist was an ACS member for 66 years




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A COVID-19 diagnostic that uses CRISPR gets a nod from the FDA

Sherlock Biosciences' test becomes the first FDA-authorized CRISPR technology on the market




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Computational researchers pledge openness in COVID-19 studies

Hundreds of researchers commit to sharing data and tools so they can better work together to understand and treat SARS-CoV-2




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ACC seeks lower tariffs to aid COVID-19 fight




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Knowde and CheMondis advance chemical e-commerce




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SRI and Exscientia partner on AI-assisted cancer drug discovery




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Gene therapy expert leads project to develop AAV-based COVID-19 vaccine




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US FDA adjusts course on validating COVID-19 antibody tests




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Trump says in his mother's eyes, he 'could do no wrong'

Reflecting on Mother's Day this weekend, President Donald Trump said Friday that he could do no wrong in his mother's eyes and perhaps that's what framed his personality today.




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Firefighters continue battling fires in Florida Panhandle




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Member of US Vice President's staff tests positive for coronavirus -official

A member of US Vice President Mike Pence's staff has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, briefly delaying his Friday flight to Iowa and prompting some fellow passengers on Air Force Two to disembark, according to a White House official.




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US accuses China, Russia of coordinating on virus conspiracies




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Aide to Vice President Pence tests positive for coronavirus

An aide to Vice President Mike Pence has the coronavirus, marking the second person in the White House complex known to test positive this week. White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Friday confirmed the latest positive testing. She insisted the White House continues to operate safely despite two cases cropping up in two days.




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VP Mike Pence's press secretary tests positive for coronavirus

President Donald Trump, who publicly identified the affected Pence aide, said he was "not worried" about the virus spreading in the White House. Nonetheless, officials said they were stepping up safety protocols for the complex.




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Trump reaches out to world leaders on coronavirus, global economy




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China continues to hide, obfuscate Covid-19 data from world: Pompeo




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US accuses China, Russia of coordinating on virus conspiracies

"Even before the COVID-19 crisis we assessed a certain level of coordination between Russia and the PRC in the realm of propaganda," said Lea Gabrielle, coordinator of the State Department's Global Engagement Center, which tracks foreign propaganda.




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Covid-19: Legislation introduced in Congress to give Green Card to foreign nurses, doctors




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Empty Las Vegas Strip counts losses as locals venture out

Even the Bellagio's famous dancing fountains are "completely shut" due to the coronavirus pandemic, says a surly security guard, before shooing an AFP correspondent away.




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Coronavirus strikes staffers inside the White House




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Ivanka Trump's personal assistant tests positive for coronavirus

Ivanka Trump's personal assistant has tested positive for the deadly coronavirus, making her the third White House staff member to be infected from Covid-19, a media report said on Saturday. The assistant, who works in a personal capacity for Ivanka, has not been around her in several weeks. She has been teleworking for nearly two months and was tested out of caution.




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East India Comedy throws a reunion for Swiggy’s `Hope, Not Hunger’ initiative

 East India Comedy’s stand-up comedian threw a reunion in collaboration with the food delivery platform Swiggy for its philanthropic initiative Hope,




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COVID-19: Sterlite Tech operating at 65% global production capacity

Sterlite has 1.4 crore route kilometer (rKm) optical fibre production in China and 3.6 crore km capacity in India.




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Boom time for cloud services as work comes home

The public cloud industry is set to get a boost as firms across sectors are forced to depend on remote working.




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HCL Tech lends tech to help TN govt fight Covid 19

The Noida-based group is also helping to improve and expand the state's disaster management helpline (1070) through technological upgradation, manpower assistance and effective reporting mechanisms, a statement said.




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TCS, Infosys and Wipro first in line for spoils of a Covid wipeout

The firms have reserves of more than $13 billion to buy rivals in niche segments.




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Reliance Jio’s hand at video-conferencing: Jio Meet app coming soon

Reliance Jio says its “just a few days away” from launching its conferencing app called Jio Meet.




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Aarogya Setu coming on feature phones; to cover the entire country

The Aarogya Setu app, developed by the government, will be expanded to all feature phone users, with the Centre planning to partner with telecom operators Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone-Idea, who will enable calls to their subscribers, a top official told ET. There are around 550 million feature phone users in the country.




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TCS launches AI-powered solution to detect wafer anomaly in semiconductor manufacturing

The solution harnesses the company's contextual knowledge of the semiconductor industry and the power of deep learning tech, to help chip makers digitally re-imagine their product quality assurance process. Sophisticated quality inspection of wafers during the semiconductor manufacturing process is essential to detect and classify defects early and accurately, TCS said.