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COVID-19 coronavirus quarantines cause rapid drop in air pollution

NO<sub>2</sub> levels have fallen sharply in northern Italy and China




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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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Protein mapping finds 69 potential treatments for COVID-19

Many are FDA-approved drugs that could be repurposed




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Tension but also harmony over COVID-19 in Europe's chemical industry

Italian workers threaten to strike, but German, UK companies and workers pull together




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Chloroquine's use to treat COVID-19 is backed by US government, but many questions remain

Old anti-malarial drugs have shown mixed results in the small clinical trials conducted so far




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Emory-discovered antiviral is poised for COVID-19 clinical trials

The nucleoside inhibitor has advantages over Gilead's remdesivir but has yet to be tested in humans




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Shortage of RNA extraction kits hampers efforts to ramp up COVID-19 testing

Qiagen vows to ramp up production of kits as scientists turn to social media to plea for donations




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What can initial remdesivir data tell us about tackling COVID-19?

Gilead Sciences' antiviral is in multiple late-stage trials to treat coronavirus infections. Don't expect a home run, say infectious disease experts




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COVID-19 mostly behind it, China's chemical industry struggles to rev up

Lingering logistic problems and a sputtering economy mean hard times for companies




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Companies are racing to develop COVID-19 tests for the US. Will they help?

With a diagnostic backlog hampering disease control efforts, scientists are turning to CRISPR and other technologies to bridge the gap




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COVID-19 to delay clinical trials

Drugmakers want to keep trials going but acknowledge that medical resources are strained




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With COVID-19 mostly behind it, China's chemical industry struggles to rev up

Lingering logistic problems and a sputtering economy mean hard times for companies




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Journal publishers promote flexibility during COVID-19 pandemic

Editors in Europe and the US plan to work with authors whose lives and labs have been disrupted by the novel coronavirus




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Is a reagents shortage delaying European COVID-19 testing?

Fingers are being pointed in the Netherlands and the UK over reagent capacity constraints




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CAS curates dataset of antiviral compound leads with potential activity against COVID-19

Open-access collection contains nearly 50,000 chemical compounds from the CAS Registry




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Life sciences consortium connects with Gates Foundation to tackle COVID-19




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Meet Sheng Ding, who is tackling COVID-19 as director of China's Global Health Drug Discovery Institute

The chemist wants the Gates Foundation–backed institute to share its expertise during the coronavirus pandemic and advocate for public health




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Plastic bag bans rolled back for COVID-19

Regulators are restricting reusable bags over worries they might harbor virus




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Clinical trial for ruxolitinib planned in fight against COVID-19

Treatment for rare blood cancers could temper cytokine storm in people with severe forms of the disease




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How a SARS patient's antibody binds to the COVID-19 virus

Structural data on the complex could guide drug and vaccine design




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Plastic bag bans rolled back for COVID-19

Regulators are restricting reusable bags over worries they might harbor virus




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Clinical trial for ruxolitinib planned in fight against COVID-19

Treatment for rare blood cancers could temper cytokine storm in people with severe forms of the disease




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Amgen and Adaptive pursue COVID-19 antibody therapy




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GSK partners with Vir on COVID-19 therapies and with 3 companies on vaccines




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Carbon rolls out 3-D printing for COVID-19




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Nova slows projects due to COVID-19




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Fujifilm tests favipiravir as COVID-19 treatment

Japanese government plans to buy at least 2 million tablets of the influenza drug




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What explains the non-respiratory symptoms seen in some COVID-19 patients?

Some patients experience neurological, cardiovascular, and intestinal symptoms after infection with SARS-CoV-2




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Chemical outlook post COVID-19 is bleak

Early earnings figures from chemical makers are down




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COVID-19 vaccines are moving toward clinical trials

Tests of 10 or more novel vaccines could be underway by mid-May




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Fujifilm tests favipiravir as a COVID-19 treatment

Japanese government plans to buy at least 2 million courses of the influenza drug




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How industrial gas firms are meeting demand for medical oxygen for COVID-19 patients

COVID-19 is driving a fivefold or greater increase in demand




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Consortia lend their supercomputers to fight COVID-19

National labs, universities, and companies around the world are fast-tracking proposals to use their high-performance computer resources against the novel coronavirus




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Lilly will test baricitinib against COVID-19




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Jenner Institute and Germany's Merck scale up a COVID-19 vaccine




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COVID-19 puts damper on chemical deals




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COVID-19 claims the life of beloved chemistry professor

Dennis Peters of Indiana University dies from complications of COVID-19




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NIH unveils consortium to tackle COVID-19 research

Multiple government agencies and pharma companies join the effort to develop therapeutics and vaccines




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NIH unveils consortium to tackle COVID-19 research

Multiple government agencies and pharma companies join the effort to develop therapeutics and vaccines




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How genomic epidemiology is tracking the spread of COVID-19 locally and globally

The novel coronavirus is challenging genome sequencing technology and data processing like never before




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Bill Suits dies of COVID-19 complications

ACS volunteer was passionate about mentoring students and helping chemists find jobs




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Clinical trials planned to put hydroxychloroquine to the test for COVID-19

The antimalaria drug will be tested for treating or preventing the disease in thousands of people worldwide




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Ease COVID-19 border controls, say EU CEOs




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Lending a machine to combat COVID-19




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&lt;i&gt;Science&lt;/i&gt; editor in chief Holden Thorp on the role of science during the COVID-19 pandemic

The chemist and former university administrator uses editorials to speak up for science during an ‘extraordinary' time




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How ACS local sections are supporting their communities during COVID-19

ACS local sections and members are gathering lab equipment, making chemistry-themed face masks, and more to pitch in during the pandemic




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COVID-19 is reshaping the pharmaceutical supply chain

The coronavirus pandemic may mark a rebalancing of where drugs are made as nations recognize a security imperative




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Does the FDA's authorization for chloroquine impede clinical trials for COVID-19 drugs?

Despite the hype, support for the use of chloroquine and its relative hydroxychloroquine outside a clinical trial remains mixed




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Gilead&#39;s remdesivir gets emergency use authorization based on preliminary data in COVID-19

Limited results from a NIAID study suggest the drug helps people with COVID-19 recover faster




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Ying Kao Lee dies of COVID-19

DuPont chemist invented a high-quality coating that kept automotive paints from fading