All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2010-2015 – Page 62
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Opinion
Good science, bad science?
Paul Leonard is concerned by industry’s exclusion from policy panels – it’s the science that matters, not who pays for it
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PodcastPsilocybin & Mescaline
Simon Cotton explores our hallucinogenic horizons with psilocybin and mescaline
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NewsRepublican gains may spur US chemical rules reform
Industry groups suggest new Congress will clear the way for modernisation of 40-year-old legislation
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Business
Labcorp to buy Covance and enter contract research
Firm wants to diversify away from diagnostics, but law firm investigation suggests investors are unconvinced of the deal’s value
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Research
Metallic blood smell attracts predators
Aldehyde attraction for African wild dogs helps to explain how they find their prey
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Research
Aptamers and gold nanoparticles whisked up to spot influenza
Gold-coated flu viruses sink in visual bioassay
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ResearchSleeping sickness fly trap in a nutshell
Isomerising-cross metathesis could help curb tropical disease by converting cashew byproduct into sustainable pest control
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News
700 US troops report possible chemical agent exposure
Pentagon reveals hundreds of troops who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan may have been exposed to chemical weapons
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Business
Perrigo to buy Omega Pharma for €3.6bn
Deal strengthens Perrigo’s over-the-counter portfolio and pushes strongly into Europe
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Business
Lanxess to cut 1000 jobs over two years
Agrium also cutting 500 positions and divesting underperforming business segments
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NewsUS states reject GM labelling laws
Oregon and Colorado vote against labelling genetically modified produce, after multimillion dollar campaigns by food companies
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Research
Watching chemical gardens grow
Researchers explore the flower-like formations of cobalt chloride in waterglass
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ResearchHydrogen bond pictures come under close scrutiny
For atomic force microscopy images claiming to show intermolecular interactions, appearances may be deceiving
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ResearchDriving towards success with biomass-derived petrol
Renewable feedstock converted into high octane gasoline
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ResearchHomes can wrap up warm with super-insulating foam
Graphene oxide, clay and cellulose nanofibres turned into a cheap, fireproof insulator that performs better than conventional materials
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ResearchStressed ligands switch catalysis selectivity
Switchable ligand flips between strained and relaxed forms altering reaction enantioselectivity
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ResearchUltrasensitive peanut allergy test
Immunoassay recognises immunoglobulins for both peptide and carbohydrate epitopes
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ResearchModelling mastication
3D computational model of human chewing predicts food breakdown and flavour release