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ResearchFungal enzyme given catalytic role inside lithium–air battery
Metalloenzyme changes its structure in harmony with the pH of the battery, promoting oxygen reduction and evolution as required
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Research
Brake dust damages lungs as much as diesel exhaust fumes
Landmark study highlights a new avenue for air pollution research
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Research
Synthetic strategy exploits fluxional nitrogen to deliver three chiral centres for the price of one
Innovative method amplifies chirality and complexity in medicinally relevant cyclic hydrazines
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Research
‘Living bricks’ that can reproduce could cut construction’s carbon footprint
Bacterial biomineralisation harnessed to create building material from sand
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Research
E-liquids linked to US deaths form deadly compound when vaped
Pyrolysis of vitamin E acetate creates organic molecule with effects comparable to first world war chemical weapon
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Business
US bans most flavoured vaping cartridges
Cartridge-based e-cigarettes in flavours other than menthol or tobacco without regulatory approval will be removed from sale
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Business
Revived Alzheimer’s antibody met with guarded optimism
Biogen’s aducanumab offers the possibility to slow disease progress, but regulators will likely want more convincing evidence
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Research
Compact pharmaceutical factory manufactures drugs on demand
Plant with modular design would occupy about half the area of a squash court
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Research
Inorganic fragment library ready to help drug discoverers reach neglected regions of chemical space
A new approach to fragment-based drug design
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Feature
Can chemists crack our cells’ sugar code?
Rachel Brazil talks to the scientists trying to understand the sweet mystery of the glycome
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News
Poor antibiotic stewardship blamed as India found to be superbug’s birthplace
Spread of superbugs a growing problem for the subcontinent
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News
Reusable bamboo mugs leach dangerous amounts of formaldehyde and melamine
Bamboo fibre mugs release ‘alarming’ amounts of potentially harmful compounds into hot drinks, analysis finds
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Business
Tissue scaffolds from resin inks
4D Medicine’s biodegradable polymer inks can be 3D-printed into useful biomedical applications
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Research
Total synthesis of H. pylori antigen creates starting point for gastric cancer vaccine
Remote participation strategy helps chemists make sterically-congested repeating fragment
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Research
Blood test picks out proteins that accurately predict age
Discovery could lead to better preventive medicine
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Opinion
When should employees share profits from inventions?
Glucose monitor inventor wins £2m payout from Unilever after claiming his work provided ’outstanding benefit’
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Feature
Can smart biomaterials deliver?
James Mitchell Crow explores the next generation of therapeutic biomaterials, which aim to interact dynamically with the body and help to control diabetes and heal wounds
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Research
Freezer magnets improve avocado puree properties
Avocado anxiety could be over as magnetic field helps puree stay fresh
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Business
Pharmaceuticals roundup 2019
Under the shadow of political turmoil and major lawsuits, the industry returned to its strengths – making new drugs, and finding new ways to do it better
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Research
Mystery of why magic mushrooms go blue solved
Chemists reveal colourful indigo-like polymers that turn psychotropic mushrooms blue when cut
