News – Page 320
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ResearchIR spectroscopy stretches knowledge of hydrogen bonding
Rare hydrogen bond with phosphorus detected for first time in the gas phase
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Bristol-Myers Squibb to buy Cardioxyl for heart drug
Deal worth up to $2bn gives BMS full rights to Phase II clinical candidate
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ResearchNew lithium-air battery safe from water damage
Adding lithium iodide to battery electrolyte boosts stability and efficiency
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ResearchBiomarkers identify stroke victims with cognitive problems
A metabolomics approach to check whether a stroke has affected a patient’s memory or thinking processes
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ResearchMicroscopic pumps made from trapped bacteria
Researchers propose a new way to transport materials through tiny devices
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ResearchGM tomato is a factory for healthy nutrients
Researchers hope resveratrol-rich tomatoes will give GM food a healthier image
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NewsWellcome Trust announces health research funding boost
The charity will increase spending to £5 billion over the next five years
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ResearchRosetta detects oxygen on comet 67P
Molecular oxygen has been detected in the coma of a comet for the first time
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NewsPoor diagnostics hinder battle against antibiotic resistance
Healthcare workers’ tools to diagnose infections remain stuck in the past
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ResearchThin film perovskite solar cell passes the efficiency test
Michael Grätzel’s team looks to cut through the hype with device tested by national test lab
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NewsFalling Horizon success rates worry research community
Success rates for European research programme drop to 14% as private industry takes larger share of squeezed pot
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WHO urged to revisit drinking water guidelines
World Health Organisation’s guidelines for nine toxic elements are too lax and need to be re-evaluated, analysis suggests
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ResearchVan Gogh’s Sunflowers may be wilting in the sun
Post-impressionists’ most famous painting may contain photo-sensitive lead-based pigments that are darkening under light
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Job cuts at Daiichi, Perrigo and Cabot
Staff reductions aimed at cutting costs or, in Perrigo’s case, fending off a takeover bid
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ResearchGold cluster bends between two isomers
Unusual structural isomerism uncovered with photoelectron spectroscopy and theoretical calculations
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NewsMalaria vaccine pilot studies recommended by WHO
GlaxoSmithKline’s RTS,S vaccine must undergo further testing before being rolled out, says World Health Organization panel
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ResearchTramadol found in African soils almost certainly artificial
New evidence may end speculation over plant production of painkiller first synthesised in the 1960s
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Biogen to cut 800 jobs worldwide
US biotech is reducing its workforce by 11% and cancelling several R&D programmes to cut costs
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ResearchCrystals allow peek at picosecond DNA damage
Combined x-ray and laser technique explores reaction with light lasting trillionths of a second
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NewsCanada’s science community content with Trudeau’s victory
New government offers the promise of liberating government scientists as well as research agencies