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ResearchNanoparticles mimic enzyme to reduce toxins in cigarette smoke
Cigarette filters containing copper nanoparticles could reduce the harmful effects of smoking
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ResearchSupposed human pheromones fail to pass sniff test
Scientists are still searching for the first human chemical attractant
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NewsHuge cuts in Trump's 'skinny budget' would put science on starvation diet
The White House budget blueprint has rocked the US science community, targeting key research programmes for steep cuts and elimination
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ResearchPlutonium gets another oxidation state added to its arsenal
New +2 oxidation state fills hole in transuranium element chemistry
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BusinessJ&J to close Scottish medical device plant
Up to 400 positions affected as Ethicon subsidiary leaves Livingston
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ResearchUnique proteins give water bears extreme drought tolerance
Glassy proteins allow tardigrades to survive being dried out for more than a decade
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ResearchTiny mite uses hydrogen cyanide to fight predators
Soil-dwelling arachnid leaves bitter taste in mouth of attackers with poison precursor
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BusinessIndustry weighs in on Nafta rewrite
Canadian, Mexican and US trade bodies united in call for more unified regulation in new trade deal
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News‘Purge’ of academics follows failed Turkey coup as thousands fired
Supporters of the 4800 academics who have been dismissed say the move is to remove those critical of the president
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BusinessShell shrinks stake in Canadian oil sands
$7.25bn sell-off is part of plan to divest over $30bn in assets to reduce debts
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NewsAustralian Climate Institute to close
Funding shortfall means climate organisation will not run beyond June 2017
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ResearchReplication proteins send signals along DNA ‘wire’
DNA charge transport enables handover from one enzyme to another
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ResearchA golden future for hydrogen bonding
Relativistic effects responsible for positively charged Au(I) hydrogen bond acceptor
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BusinessAkzoNobel looks to separate chemicals business
Netherlands-based firm rejects PPG takeover bid, and looks to tighten strategic focus on paints and coatings
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ResearchSqueezing the last of the sulfur from fuels
Simple reaction that removes almost all sulfur from diesel would help to cut emissions that cause acid rain
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NewsPesticide use ‘threatens human rights’, UN advisers say
Report for the UN Human Rights Council condemns agrochemical industry and calls for a treaty to phase out toxic pesticides
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ResearchElusive analogue of phenyl anion isolated
Isolated germabenzenyl anion has aromatic character
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ResearchNeural network provides accurate simulations without the cost
An efficient new computer brain can provide quick answers to computational chemistry problems
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ResearchFluorescent frog first down to new molecule
Blue–green glow of the polka-dot tree frogs may help them to ’chat’ with each other