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Algorithm on the nose when it comes to predicting molecules' smells
Crowdsourced model offers new insight into our sense of smell
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VX nerve agent behind Kim Jong-nam’s murder
Malaysian authorities report chemical weapon used to kill North Korean leader’s half-brother
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Crispr patent ruling breaks deadlock
Both sides claim victory as board rules patents do not interfere with each other
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$2bn Immunomedics–Seattle Genetics deal delayed amid shareholder infighting
Major investor venBio seeks to derail deal and replace board members
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Science funding predicted to be hit hard under Trump
Painful portrait painted of future US federal research funding with energy, climate and environment cuts expected
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Best of both worlds solar cell sets new efficiency record
Device combines silicon and perovskite technologies and exceeds previous tandem cell performances
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Simple polymer tongue can taste the difference
Sensor that can discriminate between 25 fruit juices could be used for quality control
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Biofuels from cedar oil get diamond performance upgrade
Tricyclic sesquiterpanes and alkyl diamondoids give renewable fuels the potential to outperform conventional fuels
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Trump’s controversial environment agency pick sworn in
After Senate confirms Scott Pruitt to head the EPA, the agency issues a statement praising him and criticising itself
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Global science collaborations rocket
International research partnerships more than doubled in the last 15 years with the number of nations involved nearly tripling
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Polymers undergo molecular metamorphosis
Post-synthesis shape changes can be driven by temperature
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Protein-bound gold enables in-mouse catalysis
First metal-catalysed reaction inside a living organism could lead the way to targeted drug synthesis
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Trump dominates chatter at AAAS meeting
Concern persists about President Trump’s impact on science
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Do hydrogen bonds have covalent character?
Scientists wrangle over disagreement between charge transfer measurements
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Buy one get one free for energy storage
Researchers combine electricity storage and hydrogen production, enabling energy to be stored both short- and long-term
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Politics threatens state-of-the-art carbon capture plant in Spain
The CIUDEN CCS plant can only afford to run for a single month in 2017
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University–industry collaborations aspire to pharmaceutical innovation
Three new UK partnerships illustrate drug research co-operation approaches that are growing in popularity
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First uranium–rhodium bond shows that shorter is not stronger
Complex with one of the shortest uranium–transition metal bonds ever reported is unstable in solution
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Micro-macaroni mops up bacteria
Soft platinum-protein micromotors can capture objects as they propel themselves around a surface
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Organic compounds found on dwarf planet Ceres
Spectral signatures detected by Dawn space probe