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Rachael Farber wins graduate research award




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Andrew Herring wins Storch Award




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Sandra Rosenthal wins Herty Award




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Whalen Award to Thomas Lane




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Reactions




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Cambrex to acquire dosage-form drug contractor Halo

With purchase, manufacturer of active pharmaceutical ingredients will move downstream into finished drugs




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Business Roundup




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BASF and Arkema invest in 3-D printing




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Celanese divests ethanol technology to Chinese partner




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Ingevity sues BASF over vapor control




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Platform sells crop chemicals business to UPL




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AkzoNobel partners with Renmatix on paint additives




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BASF to supply human milk oligosaccharide




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China tariff plan slammed by chemical industry

Chemical producers claim customs duties will harm U.S. competitiveness, threaten employment




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Science is in the (baseball) cards and comic books




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DARPA announces first round of $1.5 billion grants to revitalize electronics industry




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India updates rules to curb predatory journals




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U.S. pediatricians group calls for tougher food additive regulation by FDA




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FDA considers imports to tackle high U.S. drug prices




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Liquid water detected beneath Mars ice cap

Discovery confirms decades-old hypothesis




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Paper describing piperlongumine anticancer activity retracted

Some coauthors dissent from withdrawal of report, for which key findings have been independently confirmed




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Membrane knocks out antibiotic-resistant bacteria

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




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Easy-to-make polymer stretches, sticks, self-heals

Material’s features attributed to bonds that readily break and re-form




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Cerium photocatalysis conquers light hydrocarbon chemistry

Method turns challenging gaseous alkanes into liquid products




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One-pot, cell-free method makes glycoproteins

Technology is a step on the path to on-demand manufacturing of biologics




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Modernizing CEPA’s approach to supporting ACS members in their professional lives




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Your guide to the ACS national meeting in Boston




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Meet the exosome, the rising star in drug delivery

Companies are hoping to use the vesicles to package small-molecule, protein, and RNA drugs or even use them as therapies themselves




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Sponsored content: Packing the right molecules for the great outdoors

Cutting-edge chemistry makes recreation in the wild more enjoyable—and more comfortable. 




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Sponsored content: Interdisciplinary innovation

Chemists at ShanghaiTech University are championing academic collaboration and eschewing traditional subject-matter divisions




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U.S. team wins 4 golds at the International Chemistry Olympiad

Winning streak continues as high school students turn in a top performance for the second year in a row




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Virtual-reality molecules bend, flex, and wiggle

Multiuser molecular simulation allows up to six chemists to manipulate structures in real time




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Nitrous oxide from Tibetan permafrost packs global warming punch

Scientists estimate that thawing ground could be a major source of the greenhouse gas




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DuPont to pay $3.1 million penalty for Texas accident

Methyl mercaptan release killed four workers at La Porte site in 2014




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Technique tracks carbon as soil microbes munch plastic

Isotope labeling and spectroscopy allow scientists to watch how soil microbes break down a mulch product used in agriculture




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Chemistry in Pictures: Drop test




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Looking to nature for new sunscreens

A growing group of researchers believes photoprotective compounds from algae and other organisms could soothe consumers’ concerns




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Strong, aliphatic C–H bonds succumb to direct arylation

Dual-catalyst approach allows chemists to construct connections between a vast array of aliphatic and aromatic molecules




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Ag giants pan EU decision to regulate gene-edited crops

Seed companies say Europe will miss out on important innovations and benefits




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Michigan declares state of emergency in town with high PFOS, PFOA levels in drinking water

Source of perfluorocarbon pollution as yet unknown, state says




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Judge blocks 3-D printed gun files from going online

States sued over fears of untraceable plastic guns




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White House to nominate meteorologist for science adviser

Trump administration taps Kelvin Droegemeier to lead Office of Science & Technology Policy




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Nanoparticle mouthwash could prevent tooth decay

Iron oxide particles and hydrogen peroxide bust biofilms on teeth in rat study




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Persistent pollutant broken down by sludge microbe

Pilot demonstrations at sites contaminated with dioxane could happen as early as next year




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Nucleotide construction gets new chiral tool

Reagent developed through Scripps and BMS collaboration couples nucleosides with potential applications in antisense therapeutics




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Chemistry in Pictures: ShanghaiTech Exhibit




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Phosphorylation at different sites of cancer-related enzyme leads to different shape changes

Recent work might have implications for drug development




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Chemical earnings blossom in brisk economy

Consumer spending spurs a good second quarter, overshadowing trade tensions




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Pharma earnings show rising sales for first half of 2018

Several firms quell merger and acquisition expectations in calls with analysts




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San Francisco moves to ban food containers made with fluorinated chemicals

Decision to enact prohibition, forbid plastic straws lies with mayor