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Experimental cancer cell therapies have nearly doubled in six months

A new report from the Cancer Research Institute highlights the U.S. and China as cell therapy leaders




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Mining archived data for emerging pollutants

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




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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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CRISPR researchers receive Kavli Prize in Nanoscience

Emmanuelle Charpentier, Jennifer Doudna, and Virginijus Siksnys win Kavli Prize in nanoscience, renewing Nobel Prize speculation and resurfacing a forgotten name in the CRISPR patent battle




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ACS hosts Festival Training Institute in UAE




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Avara advances in dosage form business with third buy




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Invista to upgrade Texas nylon intermediate facility




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Perstorp forms 3-D printing joint venture




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Scientists push back against Trump administration’s proposed visa rules




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WuXi suggests that investors cool it




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Chemical Safety Board finalizes investigation into Arkema fires following Tropical Storm Harvey

Agency urges the chemical industry to better prepare for extreme weather




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Conservators consult Forbes Pigment Collection to solve artwork mysteries

Library of 2,500 samples offers clues about hues, both old and new




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U.S. EPA advisers want to give formal feedback on plan to restrict the science used by agency

Surprised by proposal, scientific experts to ask agency chief to wait for their feedback before finalizing rule




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DowDuPont CEO favors short-term R&D

Ed Breen wants to avoid the uncertainty and expense of “moonshot” projects




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Bleach activator could lead to greener whites

Cationic molecule helps bleach cotton faster with less energy




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SK Capital buys additives maker SI Group

Private equity firm aims to assemble a specialty additives powerhouse




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Giving enzymes floppy surfaces can enhance their activity

Added surface glycine residues cause partial unfolding that adapts enyzyme to low temperatures




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At BIO convention, business boomed, and drug pricing loomed

Diversity, drug prices, and 'right to try' permeated conversation at the drug industry meeting




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China slows solar power development

Solar material suppliers scramble to assess impact on market




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To shrink electronics further, innovative chemical deposition methods may save the day

Researchers experiment with area-selective atomic layer deposition to precisely place layers of conducting and insulating materials within circuits




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Division of Polymer Chemistry seeks nominations for awards




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Florida Award to Kevin M. Smith




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Dennis Stuehr receives Morley Medal




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DowDuPont CEO favors short-term R&D

Ed Breen wants to avoid the uncertainty and expense of moonshot projects




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Bayer Foundation to give away $400,000




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DuPont commits $400 million to Tyvek expansion




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JGC develops new ammonia production process




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Arsenal Capital buys adhesives makers




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Roche ends development of SMA drug olesoxime




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Crawly critters’ mysteries and marvels




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Renewable chemical maker Avantium tries for an encore performance

After attracting BASF, catalysis expert seeks other partners for a new batch of projects




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CRISPR researchers receive Kavli Prize in Nanoscience

Award resurfaces a forgotten name in the CRISPR patent battle amid Nobel Prize speculation




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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.S. EPA advisers want to give formal feedback on plan to restrict the science used by agency

Surprised by proposal, scientific experts to ask agency chief to wait for their feedback before finalizing rule




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Perovskite progress pushes tandem solar cells closer to market

Rapid improvements in the stability and efficiency of perovskite-silicon tandem cells are raising commercial hopes




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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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Multilayer coating helps plastic dental devices stay clear of bacteria

A superhydrophilic film made of two sugar molecules could help prevent bacterial growth on the mouthpieces




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BridgeBio launches CoA Therapeutics to treat a rare neurodegenerative disease

The startup is developing allosteric activators to increase levels of the vital metabolic molecule coenzyme A in pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration




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Sexual harassment pervasive in science, National Academies study says

Cultural change needed to prevent injury to female faculty, students




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Las academias nacionales de EEUU alertan de la prevalencia del abuso sexual en ciencia

Es necesario un cambio cultural para evitar seguir perjudicando a las investigadoras




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White House picks environmental adviser




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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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Recycling needs a revamp

Chemical and biochemical approaches take aim at plastic pollution




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Chemistry may have solutions to our plastic trash problem

Chemists explore ways to convert plastics into valuable products and to develop intrinsically recyclable polymers




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Willie May recognized for public service




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ACS Board actions from the June executive meeting




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Supporting ACS’s volunteers




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Broad could receive $125 million in sponsored research agreement with Editas




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Sanofi and Translate Bio to make mRNA vaccines for infectious diseases