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Seed partners unveil photosynthesis trait

Benson Hill and Beck’s say corn varieties with the modified gene will yield more per acre




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DIC and Checkerspot collaborate on polyols




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Tellurium contamination, on the rise, travels to remote areas from industrial sources

As demand for the rare element grows, researchers trace the history of long-range tellurium deposition




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Chemistry in Pictures: Inorganic parrot




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$50 million more for CARB-X will help biotech companies fight antibiotic resistance

Funds from the Gates Foundation and U.K. government will help address antimicrobial resistance in low- and middle-income countries




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Chemists synthesize and screen massive library of nonnatural proteins

Such screens could yield protein drugs with advantages over natural ones




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$50 million more for CARB-X will help biotech companies fight antibiotic resistance

Funds from the Gates Foundation and U.K. government will help address antimicrobial resistance in low- and middle-income countries




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PILI raises funds for biotech textile dyes




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StoreDot’s flash battery gets BP backing




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Celgene to pay Evotec $65 million in cancer drug pact




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How an opossum protein may lead to a broad-spectrum snakebite treatment

San Jose State’s Claire Komives is testing an antivenom inspired by opossum biochemistry against various snake species to prevent deaths in the developing world




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Methane ice dunes spotted on Pluto

Nitrogen sublimation and gentle breezes may form the hills




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The difficult search for the right recipe in cancer immunotherapy

With so many ingredients on hand, can the oncology community figure out how to sensibly and efficiently combine checkpoint inhibitors with other drugs?




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Isotopes could sniff out fake truffles

The abundance of carbon-13 relative to carbon-12 reveals whether the key component of white truffle aroma originates from a natural or synthetic source




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Drug service provider Alcami to go to another private equity firm

New investor takes on a company trying to combine a range of pharmaceutical services




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U.K. pilots carbon capture technology




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Cortexyme raises $76 million to test bacterial protease inhibitor in Alzheimer’s




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Electric fields get hydrogel robots to work (and dance)

Soft robotic structures walk forward, pick up objects, and even dance in response to electric fields




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Taiwan’s biotech industry stands at a crossroads

After years of heady expansion, sector is feeling growing pains




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Drug service provider Alcami to go to another private equity firm

New investor takes on a company trying to combine a range of pharmaceutical services




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Electric fields get hydrogel robots to work (and dance)

Soft robotic structures walk forward, pick up objects, and even dance in response to electric fields




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Genentech and Microbiotica in IBD pact




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Engineered cotton grows on alternative fertilizer

Crop feeds on phosphite, potentially allowing it to outwit weeds and mitigate pollution from traditional fertilizer runoff




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Ikea, Neste pilot renewable plastics

New process to make polypropylene from waste oil is part of Ikea’s long-term plan to replace fossil inputs




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‘Green’ coating protects plastics

Transparent film of nanocellulose in a glass matrix confers hardness and fracture toughness to plastic




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China swoons over cleantech and biotech stocks

Stock market conditions are favorable for Chinese technology firms




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Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology goes to Karl Deisseroth

Award honors Stanford professor’s pioneering work in optogenetics




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LanzaTech raises funds and expands its footprint




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Engineered cotton grows on alternative fertilizer

Crop feeds on phosphite, potentially allowing it to outwit weeds and mitigate pollution from traditional fertilizer runoff




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Setup may make transferring <em>tert</em>-butyl lithium and other pyrophoric reagents safer

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




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Un dispositivo hace más fácil y segura la transferencia de <i>terc</i>-butil litio y otros compuestos químicos pirofóricos

Las piezas reducen de forma sencilla el peligro al transferir pequeños volúmenes de productos químicos inflamables




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Potential alcohol addiction mechanism revealed

Researchers are using knowledge gained from rat studies to develop better therapeutics




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Setup may make transferring <i>tert</i>-butyl lithium and other pyrophoric reagents safer

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




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Pot purveyors get wise to instrumentation; steelhead trout shift their genetic gears




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Synthesizing mothers’ milk

Scientists are seeking ways to make beneficial but elusive sugars found in breast milk




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Heat-stable peptide might save thousands of mothers from excessive bleeding after childbirth

Massive clinical trial including developing nations demonstrates carbetocin is no less effective or safe than oxytocin




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Canada moving to update environmental protection regulations

Actions may include requiring industry to demonstrate safety of substances, akin to Europe’s REACH program




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Canada moves to update environmental protection regulations




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Dynacure launches with $55 million and Ionis antisense oligonucleotide drug

The French startup will develop an RNA-targeted therapy for the rare muscle disease centronuclear myopathy




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AkzoNobel upgrading Rotterdam chlorine




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Scandal-plagued U.S. EPA chief Scott Pruitt resigns

His efforts to weaken pollution controls expected to endure




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Organic photovoltaic window device generates electricity and blocks heat

Improvements to device may eventually cut external power demands for buildings by 50%




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Italmatch is sold by one private equity firm to another




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Silver nanowires make transparent fingerprint sensor prototype for smartphones

Sensor material outperforms conventional material by combining high transparency and low resistance




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Bain buys antibiotics maker DSM Sinochem




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Mussels, potatoes, ‘Anne of Green Gables,’ and now microbial fermentation

How BioVectra became a world-scale pharmaceutical contractor on Prince Edward Island




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Scandal-plagued U.S. EPA chief Scott Pruitt resigns

His efforts to weaken pollution controls expected to endure




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Footwear feats




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Regulus cuts jobs after oligonucleotide safety setback




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U.K. builds center in Scotland for medicine production