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BusinessMerck & Co’s US antibiotic withdrawal sends the wrong signals for combating resistance
Loss of last-resort combination Recarbrio reignites questions on how to pay for crucial but rarely-used drugs
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OpinionSanctions, regulation and prices restrict access to medicines
Having medicines available when we need them is a privilege, but access more globally is complex and relies on sometimes fragile supply systems.
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NewsCaSE calls for government and science sector to ensure R&D remains relevant in UK
Science policy organisation says a long-term vision and stable funding base is needed as public support for R&D is not a given
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BusinessUS watchdog calls for voluntary replacement for expired chemical plant security programme
Government Accountability Office urges reintroduction of vetting for terrorist threats
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NewsLooming social media ban for under-16s in UK sparks debate on accessing science online
Restrictions on children’s access to site like YouTube and TikTok will begin in March 2027
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Business300MW electrolyser construction starts off Spanish ‘hydrogen valley’
Project tests benefits of siting in renewable energy-rich country
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OpinionIneos temporarily closes UK acetyls plants
Owing to high high gas prices, the plants are uncompetitive, despite their high efficiency
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NewsUS appeals court strikes down risk management rule for DCM
Judges rule Environmental Protection Agency’s methylene chloride risk management rule is badly flawed
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NewsEPA to revoke emissions limits on fossil fuel power plants
Trump administration estimates that its action will save over $300bn, but opponents criticise decision to ‘eliminate limits on climate pollution’
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PodcastDrugging the ‘undruggable’ cancer proteins & conserving the Bayeux Tapestry
How did molecular glues help crack one of cancer’s toughest targets? And we explore the chemistry behind the investigation and conservation of the Bayeux Tapestry.
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BusinessDeadly ammonia leak at fertiliser plant in Iraq
Two dead and 114 injured in incident at state-operated plant in Basra industrial area
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Opinion‘Molecular glues’ are sticking it to cancer
Compounds that enhance selected protein–protein interactions to interfere with signalling or send proteins to be destroyed are making it possible to influence processes that were previously considered ‘undruggable’
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BusinessProtein degrading breast cancer drugs navigate bumpy road to market
Camizestrant is now approved in US, UK and Europe despite uncertainty over long-term benefit, while vepdegestrant is approved in the US
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NewsUK funding agency to spend £66 million on new methods for engineering the mitochondrial genome
Aria announces support for 19 research projects that aim to develop tools to make precise, controlled changes to mitochondrial DNA
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NewsAria chair steps aside after conflict of interest concerns over role at Anthropic
Matt Clifford leaves UK’s moonshot research funder after taking role at US AI company
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BusinessUS approves pancreatic cancer treatment that targets ‘undruggable’ proteins
Daraxonrasib success offers hope of further approvals for Ras-inhibitor drug candidates targeting various cancers
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News30 US universities ordered to audit foreign research partnerships
Pentagon says review must be finished by the end of August to maintain federal funding
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BusinessInvestigation flags chemical incompatibility in deadly US incident
Mixing nitric acid with sodium trithiocarbonate at Catalyst Refiners formed hydrogen sulfide
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PodcastUK science department abolished & Ireland’s crumbling concrete
What does a new prime minister mean for UK science? Plus, why are thousands of Irish buildings falling apart?
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NewsAnthony Fauci found in contempt of Congress with case sent to Department of Justice
Senate panel vote could see key scientific figure in the US efforts to combat Covid-19 sent to prison