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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
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BusinessOral cholesterol-lowering peptide approved after a decade in development
Merck & Co’s Lipfendra (enlicitide) employs 13 enzymes in biocatalytic synthesis
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PodcastThermo Fisher data manipulation & the shrinking chemical recycling industry
We discuss fabricated images in Thermo Fisher’s online catalogue. And, what barriers are preventing chemical plastic recycling from taking off?
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OpinionTrump threatens generic drug tariffs
Plan aims to encourage domestic US supplies, but will it work?
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BusinessEU relaxes methane and carbon emission rules
Methane regulation fines delayed carbon trading restrictions eased amid concerns over energy supply and security
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NewsJapan finalises joining the EU’s flagship research programme Horizon Europe
Twenty-three countries outside the EU have now affiliated to the research funding scheme with Japan being the most populous
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BusinessJ&J proposes $5.5 billion settlement deal for talc cancer lawsuits
Deal would resolve 76,000 cases of women claiming talc caused ovarian cancer
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NewsTop US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci could be held in contempt of Congress
Central figure in country’s fight against Covid-19 refuses to answer Senate panel’s question, accusing chairman of ‘unhinged obsession’