Cancer
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NewsPatient and research groups condemn draft bill allowing human gene patenting in US
A measure floated by Congress could hinder research and access to gene tests and raise their costs
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OpinionIs Bayer regretting its Monsanto takeover?
Large damages in Roundup litigation have got investors questioning the move
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ResearchTrefoil knots steer cancer drug leads in fresh direction
Chemists look to links and knots in the search for new cancer therapies
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BusinessJury awards $2bn damages in US glyphosate trial
Bayer vows to appeal third defeat over Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller, while experts suggest damages will likely be reduced
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OpinionShow me the data
Making industrial safety research more transparent benefits both companies and consumers
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NewsNew US asbestos rule criticised as outright ban on the carcinogen ditched
Environment agency issues policy that requires companies to seek approval for discontinued uses of the material
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NewsWhy jury verdicts get overruled in US industry cancer trials
Judges often end up intervening post-trial in complex cases with conflicting scientific evidence
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ResearchDroplet screening set to accelerate immunotherapies into the clinic
Single-cell technique eliminates inefficiencies when identifying immune cells active against specific cancers
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ResearchAir on board diesel trains is five times worse than beside a busy street
Ultrafine particles and soot linked to lung cancer are massively elevated in carriages pulled by diesel engines
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ResearchNew family of peptides from extremophile show antibiotic promise
Scientists isolate salinipeptins from a bacterium living in America’s Dead Sea