Semisynthesis aids study of posttranslational modifications to key Alzheimer’s protein

As consumers worry about light and air pollution, personal care formulators look for ways to safeguard skin from blue light and other environmental assaults

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

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

An inhibitor of starch-digesting enzymes stunts the growth of certain gut bacteria

Rogue trichlorofluoromethane likely originates from production facilities in East Asia

An inhibitor of starch-digesting enzymes stunts the growth of certain gut bacteria

Start-up wants to foster a quantum leap in molecular problem-solving

In cells, inhibitor created by fragment-based drug design prevents rhinovirus from reproducing

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

On the brink of patient trials, genome-editing heavyweights and regulators meet to set up voluntary standards

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

Big investments are planned in Abu Dhabi, Qatar, and Algeria to diversify away from oil and gas

Nanocomposite carrying an essential oil compound combats bacterial infections on cells and keeps bacteria from developing resistance

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

Creams. Wax. Sugar. Lasers. We get to the scientific root of depilation

Company expects to slim its home country head count by 600

Ionic liquid and aprotic solvent boost efficiency of electrochemical ammonia production 

Hydrophilic and hydrophobic molecules don’t have to leave their natural environments to react

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

Such screens could yield protein drugs with advantages over natural ones

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

Agency urges the chemical industry to better prepare for extreme weather

The chemist and former college president leads the Association of American Universities in challenging times

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

Ionic liquid and aprotic solvent boost efficiency of electrochemical ammonia production

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

Bioluminscent bacteria pair with electronics to detect blood in the gut

Chemists use the reaction to develop a greener route to epilepsy drug

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

Adding enzyme to engineered yeast boosts production of thebaine, a key morphine intermediate

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

Data sharing project lays groundwork for contaminant “early warning network”

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

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