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




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Dow fined $1.7 million over perks for CEO Liveris




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Multifunctional nanofibers filter dust and fight fire

Nylon 6 nanofibers contain flame-retardant core




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Water solvation proceeds more slowly than expected

Terahertz spectroscopy study shows that water molecules reorient around solutes on 10-ps time scale




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Synthetic lava brings eruption into the lab

To learn more about lava’s unpredictable behavior and to mitigate its damage, scientists are creating and manipulating their own molten rock




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




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Bain buys antibiotics maker DSM Sinochem




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Gingko Bioworks launches biosecurity initiative




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Carisma Therapeutics raises $53 million for CAR-T alternative using macrophages




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Calculations suggest flea and tick medications for pets could benefit people by controlling mosquitoes

These drugs could have beneficial population-wide effects in areas at risk for malaria and Zika, according to modeling study




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Single atoms catalyze Suzuki reactions

Flow chemistry process takes place on carbon nitride surface




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Periodic Graphics: Lava and volcanic gases

Chemical educator and Compound Interest blogger Andy Brunning probes the molecular makeup of the molten rock and gases spewed by volcanoes




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Mussels, potatoes, ‘Anne of Green Gables,’ and now microbial fermentation

How BioVectra became a world-scale pharmaceutical contractor on Prince Edward Island




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BASF considering $10 billion investment in China

The German giant may build a new “Verbund” site in Guangdong, China.




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Noninvasive chemical approach controls deep region of the brain in mice

In mice, surgery-free technique inhibits region implicated in memory formation




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BASF is considering a $10 billion investment in China

The German giant may build a new Verbund site in Guangdong, China




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Three-dimensional COF crystals keep growing

Strategy yields crystals big enough to reveal previously elusive structural details




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Compass Therapeutics debuts with $132 million in funding




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Brexit expected to spur emigration of scientists




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U.K. builds center in Scotland for medicine production




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Manus Bio raises $19 million to make plant ingredients via fermentation




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U.S. team heads to International Chemistry Olympiad




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These new textile dyeing methods could make fashion more sustainable

Large and small suppliers vow to help a resource-intensive, cost-sensitive industry change with the times




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Entrepreneur rethinks lithium-ion batteries with an eye toward storing renewable energy

Chemist Amy Prieto of Colorado State University discusses her work to commercialize a safer, more customizable battery




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A question on ethics




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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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Sanofi pays $50 million for Revolution Medicines’ SHP2 inhibitor

The partners expect to begin clinical studies of the compound later this year




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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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Un patógeno recluta bacterias buenas en la piel para iniciar infecciones

Un estudio hace que los científicos se replanteen cómo se desarrollan las infecciones bacterianas




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Pathogen recruits good bacteria on skin to initiate infections

Study shakes up scientists’ understanding of how bacterial infections develop




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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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New phosphor for LEDs with deep-red-light emission

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




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Membrane knocks out antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Combining UV disinfection with a photocatalytic membrane helps to reduce the bacteria and their genes in wastewater




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Spero wins government funding for antibiotic




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AGC boosts active pharmaceutical ingredient production




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Lanxess will invest $50 million in its bromine business




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BASF donates $7 million for UC Berkeley labs




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Ionic liquids boost gas uptake in MOFs

Postsynthesis modification of common MOF improves its CO2 uptake and selectivity




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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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Shintech will spend $1.5 billion to cement role as largest vinyl producer

The Louisiana project will complement an ethylene cracker the Japanese company is building in the state




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Injections of botulinum conjugate relieves chronic pain in mice

Modified toxin targets and silences nerves that transmit pain, offering a potential nonaddictive alternative to opioids




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Vinyl cation busts some new moves

By tweaking its counter ion, classic carbocation inserts into C-H bonds




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Hope and skepticism abound around Biogen and Eisai Alzheimer’s trial

An antibody called BAN2401 cleared amyloid-β proteins and slowed cognitive decline in people with mild Alzheimer’s disease




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Women chemists still face discrimination in academia

Survey shows little has changed in the decade since female professors were last asked about their careers




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KKR buys firm accused of causing Taiwan explosion




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