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Deadly blast in China highlights uneven enforcement of safety regulations

Facilities where 19 died had not been inspected or approved




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Antitrust regulators increasingly probe chemical deals

Following scrutiny, companies are proposing remedies for mergers that will consolidate the titanium dioxide and industrial gas industries




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India’s Supreme Court slams lack of action to address Taj Mahal deterioration




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Verge Genomics raises $32 million for machine learning-backed neuroscience drug discovery




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Lygos raises funds for industrial biotech




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Bill Gates backs Alzheimer’s diagnostics with new Diagnostics Accelerator venture fund




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New phosphor for LEDs with deep-red-light emission

Cerium-doped nitride compound may lead to applications in horticultural lighting




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Spero wins government funding for antibiotic




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U.K.’s Worn Again raises cash for textile recycling




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Raptor report: Berkeley birds and rodent wranglers




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AkzoNobel buys Brazilian organic peroxides firm




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BASF donates $7 million for UC Berkeley labs




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Low-dose aspirin improves memory in mice with Alzheimer’s symptoms

Study suggests activating PPAR receptor leads to increased cellular connections in hippocampus




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Entrepreneurs get in on the ground floor with CBD from hemp

Growing this cousin of marijuana could help boost local farm economies




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To improve reproducibility in the lab, these chemists press ‘record’

Using GoPros and other inexpensive cameras, researchers are documenting their experimental procedures




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HotSpot Therapeutics debuts with $45 million to pursue allosteric inhibitors

The company claims its technology will allow it to access previously undruggable targets




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Cambrex to acquire dosage-form drug contractor Halo

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




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What’s ice cream, and why do we scream for it?

Innovations in food science continually improve on this classic sweet treat




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Mass spectrometry spots forged poems

Nondestructive method authenticates works of Robert Burns, one of Scotland’s most famous writers




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Chemistry in Pictures: Forming good habits




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Lilly, Anima link for translation control




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Sangamo acquires TxCell for cell therapy




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New mechanism proposed for old diabetes drug

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




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The unexpected source of that luxury feel in car interiors

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




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Zaida Morales-Martínez wins mentoring award




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Call for nominations for Akron Section Award




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Andrew Herring wins Storch Award




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Cambrex to acquire dosage-form drug contractor Halo

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




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Ingevity sues BASF over vapor control




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Platform sells crop chemicals business to UPL




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India updates rules to curb predatory journals




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U.S. pediatricians group calls for tougher food additive regulation by FDA




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FDA considers imports to tackle high U.S. drug prices




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Modernizing CEPA’s approach to supporting ACS members in their professional lives




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Sponsored content: Packing the right molecules for the great outdoors

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




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Sponsored content: Interdisciplinary innovation

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




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DuPont to pay $3.1 million penalty for Texas accident

Methyl mercaptan release killed four workers at La Porte site in 2014




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Looking to nature for new sunscreens

A growing group of researchers believes photoprotective compounds from algae and other organisms could soothe consumers’ concerns




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White House to nominate meteorologist for science adviser

Trump administration taps Kelvin Droegemeier to lead Office of Science & Technology Policy




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Phosphorylation at different sites of cancer-related enzyme leads to different shape changes

Recent work might have implications for drug development




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Pharma earnings show rising sales for first half of 2018

Several firms quell merger and acquisition expectations in calls with analysts




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San Francisco moves to ban food containers made with fluorinated chemicals

Decision to enact prohibition, forbid plastic straws lies with mayor




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CSB issues video, factual update of Husky Superior refinery explosion




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No buyer for succinic acid maker BioAmber




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The value of priority review vouchers for drugmakers is falling




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Canada issues scientific integrity guidance for federal researchers




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Spotted: Prakash Padukone in Bangalore

Reader Saurabh Tandon spotted Prakash Padukone in Bangalore.




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Coonoor tea auction Q1 earnings fall over 28%

Earnings from the auctions of Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) in the first quarter (Q1) of current calendar have fallen by 28.17 per cent over th




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Investor reading list: May 9, 2020

It was a hectic week for investors with a flurry of deals and developments. Catch up on the news you have missed with this curated reading list of BL’s top stories.




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Fuel, gold to get costlier, sops for rural India

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday hiked tax on petrol and diesel, raisedimport duty on gold, levied additional surcharge on super rich and brought a tax on high value cash withdrawals as she sought to spur growth with reduction in corporate tax and sops to housing sector, startups and electric vehicles.