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

Congressional committee votes to give industry and other agencies greater input and to shift responsibility for IRIS program from research office

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

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

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

An antibody called BAN2401 cleared amyloid-β proteins and slowed cognitive decline in people with mild Alzheimer’s disease

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

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

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

Type 2 diabetes drug metformin impedes glucose overproduction in a redox-dependent manner, researchers say

Japanese firms are the major players in synthetic suede used in high-end vehicle seats

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

Chemical producers claim customs duties will harm U.S. competitiveness, threaten employment

Discovery confirms decades-old hypothesis

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

Combining UV disinfection with a photocatalytic membrane helps reduce the bacteria and their genes in wastewater

Material’s features attributed to bonds that readily break and re-form

Method turns challenging gaseous alkanes into liquid products

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

Companies are hoping to use the vesicles to package small-molecule, protein, and RNA drugs or even use them as therapies themselves

Chemical profits continue to rise as the global economy booms

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

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