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ResearchBiomarker evidence that Dickinsonia were first animals
Analysis places unusual ovular organism on multicellular branch of phylogenetic tree
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NewsBitter feuding at Cochrane healthcare audit body paralyses organisation
One member has been expelled from the governing board while another four resign with accusations of pharmaceutical industry bias flying
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NewsUltracold molecules are poised to unearth chemistry’s foundations
Molecules close to absolute zero will soon help chemists unravel the toughest questions about why reactions occur at all
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ResearchGold rush for lignin conversion
Catalytic breakthrough surrounding the notoriously difficult oxidative depolymerisation of lignin could make cellulosic ethanol biofuels commercially viable
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BusinessBuilding resilience to climate threats
As extreme weather events become more frequent, chemical and pharmaceutical producers are taking steps to fend them off in future
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![Designed heme-[4Fe-4S] metalloenzyme](https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/8/8/5/138885_heme_index_2.jpg)
ResearchArtificial iron–sulfur catalyst is highly functional
Sulfite reductase mimic represents major advancement in engineering synthetic enzymes
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ResearchClassic multicomponent reaction finally gets chiral touch
59 years after its discovery, the Ugi reaction becomes enantioselective with the help of a chiral phosphoric acid
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NewsDisgraced US chemistry professor will not face jail time
Ex-Colorado State University chemist Brian McNaughton reaches a plea deal after being caught forging a job offer letter to get a raise
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ResearchMusical instrument turned into liquid density sensor
Low cost gadget fine-tuned with the help of a smartphone
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NewsArt conservation using saliva wins chemistry Ig Nobel
Prizes given for research that first makes you laugh and then make you think reward some more unlikely discoveries
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ResearchDiffusion barrier data to help batteries ditch the dendrites
Calculations could help select electrode materials that don’t cause battery fires
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NewsPeer review investigation warns of growing ‘reviewer fatigue’
Greater recognition of the vital work referees play might help to reverse the trend
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News‘No deal’ Brexit would leave UK science staring down the barrel
Government guidance on impact of leaving EU unprepared paints a worrying picture for research and medicines
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ResearchPrecipitating salt shrinks ionic battery
Salt precipitation method dispenses with the need for a mechanical pump, leading to smaller, cheaper aqueous ionic batteries
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ResearchSuperacid helps scientists solve protonated white phosphorus structure
Findings set to fuel phosphorus activation research
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ResearchGenentech antibiotic quells resistance
Modified arylomycin combines high potency with new mechanism of action
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NewsBlueprint outlined to add in ‘fail-safes’ for science publishing
Raft of measures suggested by prominent critics of science’s reproducibility problems
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ResearchHydrogen bonds help porphyrin bend aromaticity rules
Molecule undergoes unprecedented topology switch from Möbius aromatic to Hückel anti-aromatic when immersed in polar solvent
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ResearchMacrocycles power up carbon nanotubes
Interlocked molecules tune the electronic properties of nanotubes, allowing researchers to control their catalytic activity
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ResearchBeryllium double bond predicted
Proposed Be–Be bond would be first double bond between s block elements using only π electrons