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Accent Therapeutics launches to target the epitranscriptomic RNA code in cancer

With $40 million series A funding, the start-up will develop inhibitors of proteins that make chemical modifications to RNA




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Axiom Exergy raises $7.6 million for chill battery




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The good times keep rolling in pharmaceutical chemicals

Exhibitors at CPhI North America report another year of record growth and investment




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Celsius Therapeutics launches to tap single-cell genomics for drug discovery




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National oil companies plunge deeper into chemicals

Big investments are planned in Abu Dhabi, Qatar, and Algeria to diversify away from oil and gas




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Biodegradable emulsion eliminates biofilms

Nanocomposite carrying an essential oil compound combats bacterial infections on cells and keeps bacteria from developing resistance




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Tellurium contamination, on the rise, travels to remote areas from industrial sources

As demand for the rare element grows, researchers trace the history of long-range tellurium deposition




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Chemistry in Pictures: Inorganic parrot




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Chemical Safety Board chair to resign

Move will leave agency with three of five board members




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$50 million more for CARB-X will help biotech companies fight antibiotic resistance

Funds from the Gates Foundation and U.K. government will help address antimicrobial resistance in low- and middle-income countries




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EPA gears up for controlling poly- and perfluorochemical pollution

Agency plans legal limit on four PFASs in drinking water, creating liability for PFOS and PFOA contamination




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Chemistry in Pictures: Faux ice floes




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La química podría explicar por qué los cigarrillos electrónicos son tan populares entre los adolescentes

Las marcas como Juul liberan una forma de nicotina menos agresiva al inhalarse que la nicotina en forma básica.




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E-cigarettes’ chemistry may explain their popularity among teens

Brands like Juul deliver a form of nicotine that is less harsh to inhale than free-base nicotine




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Chemists claim they’ve defined the first new class of stereoisomers in 50 years

Akamptisomers result from bond-angle inversion




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Chemistry in Pictures: Water it down, turn it up




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Bloom Science launches to treat epilepsy with ketogenic diet-associated gut microbes

The start-up wants to develop treatments based on two kinds of bacteria linked to the antiseizure effects of the ketogenic diet




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Chemists synthesize and screen massive library of nonnatural proteins

Such screens could yield protein drugs with advantages over natural ones




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Chemical firms rush to meet final REACH regulation deadline

Products made in volumes between 1 and 100 metric tons must be registered by May 31




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U.S. EPA proposes final pollution cleanup plan for American Cyanamid site

Goal is getting Pfizer-owned land in New Jersey back into use




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Chemical Safety Board chair to resign

Move will leave agency with 3 of 5 board members




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$50 million more for CARB-X will help biotech companies fight antibiotic resistance

Funds from the Gates Foundation and U.K. government will help address antimicrobial resistance in low- and middle-income countries




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Chemical Safety Board finalizes investigation into Arkema fires following Tropical Storm Harvey

Agency urges the chemical industry to better prepare for extreme weather




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How chemistry can help meet the UN’s sustainable development goals




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Project SEED scholar Michelle Melo

Passionate about forensic science, this chemist got the job she always wanted




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Don’t freak out, Europe, but you might be in the middle of a mustelid uprising




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SCI chooses Minor and Swier for medals




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Celgene to pay Evotec $65 million in cancer drug pact




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Kronos Bio launches with $18 million




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Cobalt coaxes enamides into asymmetric hydrogenation

Chemists use the reaction to develop a greener route to epilepsy drug




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Mini mass specs are still looking for an audience

Decades in the making, miniature mass spectrometers still face technical hurdles to wider commercial adoption




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Sponsored content: How chemistry rocks music festivals

The science enables and enhances the all-encompassing live music experience. 




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Chemistry in Pictures: ‘Dusty peacock’




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Meet the Janelia chemist crafting glowing molecular tools for neuroscientists

Luke Lavis’s lab teaches old dyes new tricks at the HHMI campus




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Discovery of new poppy enzyme might help improve yeast-based opiate synthesis

Adding enzyme to engineered yeast boosts production of thebaine, a key morphine intermediate




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Humidity controls supramolecular self-assembly

Trace water that gets into organic solvents can participate actively when molecules start to self-assemble




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Mining archived data for emerging pollutants

Data sharing project lays groundwork for contaminant “early warning network”




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Chemistry in Pictures: Call of Cthulhu




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Drug service provider Alcami to go to another private equity firm

New investor takes on a company trying to combine a range of pharmaceutical services




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Bloom Science launches to treat epilepsy with ketogenic-diet-associated gut microbes

The start-up wants to develop treatments based on two kinds of bacteria linked to the antiseizure effects of the ketogenic diet




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Celebrating eccentric chemistry graduation traditions




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U.S. Congress targets requirements for fluorochemicals in firefighting foams at airports




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Scientists push back against Trump administration’s proposed visa rules




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U.S. EPA proposes final pollution cleanup plan for American Cyanamid site

Goal is getting Pfizer-owned land in New Jersey back into use




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Cortexyme raises $76 million to test bacterial protease inhibitor in Alzheimer’s




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Chemical Safety Board finalizes investigation into Arkema fires following Tropical Storm Harvey

Agency urges the chemical industry to better prepare for extreme weather




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U.S. industries ask Trump administration to endorse global hydrofluorocarbon deal

With EPA regulation overturned in court, companies seek political backing for reducing HFC use domestically




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Microchips track organ mimics

Embedding radio frequency chips within stem-cell-derived organoids could aid medical research




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Chemistry in Pictures: Lapus lattice




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Chemistry in Pictures: Letting sparks fly