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ResearchSpicing up MOFs
Framework based on the turmeric pigment curcumin delivers two drugs for the price of one
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UN proposes Bhopal contamination probe
Offer to investigate continuing pollution from the Bhopal disaster 30 years ago awaits Indian government approval
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ResearchPetrified beetles
Carbonisation provides path for microstructure preservation in biological specimens
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ResearchSun rises on new solar route to hydrogen
Photocatalyst has solar-to-hydrogen conversion efficiency of 2% and points way to cheap production of the gas
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NewsTraits not technology should govern EU GM laws, MPs say
UK science and technology committee says European rules are flawed and need changing
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ResearchEngineered bacteria synthesise palladium biosorbent
Biomolecule to help decontaminate water by recovering palladium that has escaped from catalytic converters
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NewsCaramel colour in soft drinks linked to cancer
Regulatory bodies and researchers sceptical of study on 4-MEI found in food colour
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Asahi Kasei to buy Polypore for battery materials
$2.2bn deal adds to Japanese consolidation in energy storage
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ResearchComputational tool leaves electrides with nowhere to hide
Electride criteria pave way for new research into these fascinating materials
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NewsOpen records laws used to bully, harass academics
Most US universities unprepared to deal with a deluge of freedom of information requests, report finds
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Nobel laureates warn on European science funding cuts
Cuts to fund investment scheme send message Europe ‘is not the place to do high level science’
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BusinessUS opens up home DNA screening
FDA approves single disease genetic test and clears pathway for similar devices
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NewsEconomic crisis to erode Russia's science base
Funding to be cut by 10% this year threatening some larger projects
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BMS bolsters immuno-oncology with pair of deals
Firm will acquire Flexus Biosciences and collaborate with Rigel
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BusinessCatalytic carbon dioxide convertors
Company profile: Econic Technologies makes catalysts that build carbon dioxide into performance polymers
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Ring closing highlights hydrogen bonding
Hydrogen bonding environment visualised with fluorescent probe
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US expands pollution monitoring to its embassies
International air quality programme will provide real-time data from US diplomatic posts around the world
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White House appoints first chief data scientist
Industry veteran D J Patil, who formerly worked at the Pentagon, will take up the new post
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Valeant to buy Salix for $14.5bn
Companies expect $500m in savings through ‘R&D rationalisation’
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Europe approves stem cell therapy
Treatment for burn-damaged eyes uses patient’s own scaffold-grown cells