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A day with Jennifer Doudna: Trying to keep up with one of the world's most sought-after scientists

The gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 rerouted Doudna's career path. What hasn't changed for the renowned scientist and serial entrepreneur? Living and breathing the science




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C&EN's 2020 Trailblazers: Celebrating badass women entrepreneurs in chemistry

With guest editor Jennifer Doudna, CRISPR pioneer




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Gilead y Moderna lideran los tratamientos contra el coronavirus

Gilead toma ventaja gracias a un antiviral, mientras que Moderna está buscando una nueva vacuna ARNm.




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ACS cancels spring national meeting in Philadelphia

Concerns over the spread of the novel coronavirus leads to decision




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Chemists work around coronavirus restrictions

C&EN looks at how scientists are adapting to travel restrictions and working from home




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Podcast: How the coronavirus could disrupt the drug supply

Hear what C&EN's pharmaceutical editors have learned about how the coronavirus is affecting drug production in China and across the globe




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Chemistry in Pictures: Baby Yodamine B




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How international students can share their culture in the lab

Creating more opportunities for dialogue is just the first step




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One-pot process converts CO<sub>2</sub> captured from the air into methanol

Scientists use an alkali hydroxide–based system to turn carbon dioxide into a carbon-neutral fuel




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Star-shaped particles ferry medicine through the skin's barrier

Titanium-dioxide stars lance the skin with microscopic holes to allow medicine through




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Celgard sues Chinese firm over battery technology

Complaint alleges trade secret theft, patent infringement on separator films




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Merck and Princeton scientists create method to map cell-surface microenvironments

The technique, called MicroMapping, identifies potential protein interactions on and between cells




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Can old drugs take down a new coronavirus?

Several approved and well-studied small molecules could be repurposed as treatments for COVID-19




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Finding comets' hidden nitrogen

Ammonium salts may serve as nitrogen reservoirs on the icy bodies, suggesting a common origin for comets and the sun




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New PET probes light up bacteria in deep-seated infections

Microbe-specific tracers could help detect infection without relying on inflammation as a surrogate




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Method detects new PFAS in the atmosphere

Untargeted capture and analysis turns up previously unobserved airborne PFAS




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India set to boost science budgets

Quantum technology, energy materials, and genomics are priorities




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EPA overhauls pesticide biological evaluations

Agency's approach for assessing risks to endangered species relies on real-world data




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How COVID-19 is changing my graduate school experience




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How we know disinfectants should kill the COVID-19 coronavirus

The novel virus is one of the easiest virus types to deactivate, though SARS-CoV-2–specific data are lacking




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ACS launches graduate student organizations




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Bryan Brooks named editor in chief of <i>Environmental Science and Technology Letters</i>




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Genentech Foundation provides $3 million grant to ACS Bridge Project




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Shaping leaders at the ACS Leadership Institute

Graduate student Safia Jilani shares what she learned from this year's conference




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AI specialist Atomwise signs with Bridge Biotherapeutics




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Gates, Wellcome, and Mastercard give $125 million for coronavirus treatments




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Protein degradation start-up Kymera raises $102 million in series C financing




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ACS cancels spring national meeting in Philadelphia

#ACSPhilly is one of many scientific conferences postponed or canceled because of concerns over COVID-19




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Asahi Kasei to buy automotive upholstery fabric maker Adient




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Neste invests in plastic recycling and hydrogen firms




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Chemours opens research facility in Delaware




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Corbion plans more lactic acid




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$8.3 billion allocated for US coronavirus response

Congress opts for open-ended support for federal and local agencies




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Chemists work around coronavirus restrictions

C&EN looks at how scientists are working from home and adapting to travel restrictions




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New PET probes light up bacteria in deep-seated infections

Microbe-specific tracers could help detect infection without relying on inflammation as a surrogate




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US regulators take steps to boost hemp, CBD markets

USDA delays some requirements for growers; FDA seeks more data on cannabidiol products




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Researchers in China report structure of the novel coronavirus bound to its human target

The structure shows the first steps of SARS-CoV-2 infection and could help in drug discovery




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Researchers grow thin 2-D insulator on large scale

Single-crystal boron nitride could enable the use of 2-D materials for transistors in computer chips




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H<sub>3</sub>O may explain the irregular magnetic fields of Uranus and Neptune

Models predict an ‘alloy' of H and O is a metallic fluid in the ice giants' interior




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Thirdhand smoke detected in nonsmoking facility

Tobacco-related compounds probably transported on smokers' clothes and bodies




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Dishing on dishwashing for a greener planet and playing games in a glove box




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How one country is grappling with mercury emissions from artisanal gold shops

Peru seeks to keep rudimentary gold refining from exposing communities to neurotoxic metal




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Petrochemical makers look ahead to an uncertain decade

The past 10 years have been great for US ethylene producers, but they doubt a repeat performance




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As telecom demands grow, optical fibers will need to level up

Scientists explore how to revamp the hair-thin silica glass fibers to transmit more and more data




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The end of enterprise resource planning

Chemical companies prepare as the monolithic information technology platform known as ERP undergoes radical transformation




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Carolyn Bertozzi awarded 2020 Solvay Prize

Stanford professor honored for her invention of bioorthogonal chemistry




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How small chemical company leaders are dealing with the coronavirus

Specialty chemical CEOs are rolling with the punches to keep their firms going




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Leaks of CFCs threaten ozone layer recovery and climate, researchers say

Aging equipment and plastic foam release chemicals




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Air quality improvements boosted California's agriculture industry

Lower ozone levels led to higher grape and almond yields-and decarbonizing the state's economy could provide a further boost




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A radial setup helps automated synthesis branch out

Reactors arranged around a central switching station gives chemists more options for making molecules remotely