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Adventures with the periodic table




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Donald Ingber is leading efforts to develop organ-on-a-chip devices to replace animal tests

Widespread adoption of the chips will require mass production and finding the right questions to ask with the devices




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Theracos becomes increasingly reliant on contract manufacturing as its drug advances

Piramal sites on different continents have become involved in producing Theracos’s diabetes treatment




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Sea, land, factory: 3 tales of pharmaceutical outsourcing

Drugs can be made by more than just chemical synthesis. Here are stories of three from the sea, the land, and yes, the factory




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AbbVie invests in switchable CAR-T therapies for cancer

The drug company is partnering with Calibr to develop universal CAR T-cells directed to different tumors via antibody switches




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Human enzyme makes antiviral small molecule

Naturally occurring compound inhibits replication of Zika virus in living cells




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Changes on tap at U.S. Chemical Safety Board

Chair departs, investigators leave, staff fears changing mission




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Celgene partners with Skyhawk Therapeutics to drug RNA with small molecules

Skyhawk will receive $60 million up front to develop drug candidates that target RNA in neurological diseases




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Acknowledging the spies on campus

As universities embrace rapid communications and international students, they are learning that the free exchange of ideas comes with risks




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Magnets tune the friction of a designed surface

Multifunctional surfaces could control liquid and particle movement in microfluidics or pipes




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Chemistry in Pictures: Enchanted rose




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Ocean geysers on Enceladus harbor large organic molecules

Moon is a good candidate to host extraterrestrial life, but this find isn’t proof that it does




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Averiguan por qué a ciertos medicamentos les cuesta disminuir el tamaño de los tumores

Un estudio muestra cómo bloquear una enzima podría hacer más efectivos los tratamientos de un importante tipo de cánceres




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Decoding how insects use visual and chemical cues to find food

Chemical ecologist Shannon Olsson and neuroscientist Karin Nordström employ 3-D printing and virtual reality to answer pressing questions about pollinators




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Modified enzyme could make bioprocessing zippier

Adding positively charged molecules and a surfactant to β-glucosidase makes the enzyme work 30 times as fast




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3 siloxanes, lead, and a phthalate are candidates for tight regulation in EU




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Chemistry in Pictures: Heady henna




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Unicode Consortium releases new science emoji

Nine new science-themed emoji will soon be available on a number of platforms and mobile devices




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Business Roundup




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Chemists Celebrate Earth Week spreads awareness about the environment

On its 15th anniversary, ACS outreach program expands to a weeklong celebration




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AbbVie invests in switchable CAR-T therapies for cancer

The drug company is partnering with Calibr to develop universal CAR T cells directed to different tumors via antibody switches




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Bio-Techne acquires Exosome Diagnostics for $250 million




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Boehringer Ingelheim to build a biologics research center




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EC investigates sale of Solvay’s nylon unit to BASF




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Human enzyme makes antiviral small molecule

Naturally occurring compound inhibits replication of Zika virus in living cells




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Reversing rules of arene chemistry

New norbornene compound overcomes ring substitution limitation




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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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Thermo Fisher to buy electron microscopy supplies maker Gatan

Acquisition builds on recent purchases of electron microscope makers FEI and Phenom-World




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Nanolaser changes color when stretched

The sensitive, tunable device is made of gold nanoparticles, a rubbery polymer, and a liquid dye




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Una nanoestructura de DNA actúa de enzima volteadora de lípidos

Una estructura sintética podría reemplazar algún día las partes dañadas por enfermedad.




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Errors in C&EN graphic reveal widespread misconceptions about slime chemistry

Multiple sources, including journal articles and chemical catalogs, get the borate bonding and reactivity wrong




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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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Air Liquide sues Carlyle over theft of trade secrets

Lawsuit says the private equity firm sought an edge in auction of Praxair and Linde U.S. industrial gas assets




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Chemistry in Pictures: Simulating cancer




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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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Obituary: James Terner




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Volunteer service award to Carolyn Ribes




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India must change how it evaluates researchers, Indian National Science Academy says




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Catalent acquires drug services firm Juniper




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U.S. EPA launches electronic hazardous waste reporting




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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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Business Roundup




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BASF resumes some vitamin sales after plant fire




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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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Golden times for electronic materials suppliers

As they ride the wave, several storm clouds emerge on the horizon




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London’s fishy fireball and festering fatberg




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Precision BioSciences raises $110 million for off-the-shelf CAR-T and gene-edited crops




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Gingko Bioworks launches biosecurity initiative