News – Page 270
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BusinessIpsen to buy Merrimack’s cancer drugs
$1bn deal covers two liposome-encapsulated formulations of approved therapies
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NewsObama says ‘science and reason matter’ in farewell speech
Outgoing US president warns action is needed on climate change
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NewsPostdoc in biomedicine doesn't pay off
Economists find that former biomedical postdocs in the US earn up to 21% less over 15 years than those who skipped them after a PhD
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ResearchNew evidence backs early formation theory for the moon
Isotope analysis reveals the moon is hundreds of millions of years older than some estimates suggest
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BusinessTaming vaccines with chemistry
Vaxxilon aims to simplify vaccine development by replacing biological components with well-defined synthetic molecules
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BusinessTakeda to buy cancer specialist Ariad
Japan’s largest drug company agrees $5.2bn deal to expand oncology portfolio and boost pipeline
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ResearchMetal-guzzling plants harvested to make nanomaterials
Vegetation that cleanses contaminated soil adds to its virtues
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ResearchEarth-abundant metal catalyst activation made simple
Cheap metals put to work catalysing a range of reactions including basic carbon–carbon bond formation
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ResearchSuper-resolution imaging hits nanometre limit
2014 chemistry Nobel prize winner’s refinement of microscopy technique may bring new fundamental cell biology insights
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BusinessMosaic to buy Vale Fertilizantes in $2.5bn deal
Fertiliser deal continues consolidation trend and expands Mosaic’s presence in Brazil
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NewsUnease among UK academics over higher education reform
Survey reveals a lack of support for government plan to link tuition fees to teaching quality
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ResearchAncient whirligig toy inspires cheap, modern centrifuge
People-powered centrifuge can separate blood samples in minutes
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NewsObama’s science legacy: rhetoric versus reality
Outgoing US president was a great spokesperson for science, but wasn’t able to translate that zeal into budget boosts
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NewsDNA fingerprinting accuracy to be overhauled in US
Labs to use 20 markers rather than 13 in improvement that should help in cases involving DNA from multiple sources
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ResearchStrongest synthetic spider silk spun-out in the lab
Mimicking spiders’ spinning glands could cut cost of synthetic silk
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BusinessLinde–Praxair merger further consolidates industrial gases
Deal will leave just three firms controlling 85% of the global market
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BusinessShell fined $22m for drinking water contamination
Jury rules in favour of US city of Clovis over 1,2,3-trichloropropane contamination, while rejecting punitive damages
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NewsFears that gene-editing cancer trials are premature
Warnings from geneticists that Crispr trial failures could knock promising technique’s prospects
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BusinessIndian court revokes ban on combination drugs
Companies claim government failed to follow procedure in restricting risky medicines
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BusinessTeva fined $520m for corruption
World’s largest generics manufacturer admits paying bribes in Russia, Ukraine and Mexico