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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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Business
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
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Pattern reactions driven by DNA strands
Waves of self-catalysing chemical reactions can be controlled using short strands of DNA
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ResearchGoogle Glass to monitor plant health
Researchers measure plant chlorophyll using leaf images
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ResearchInfrared camouflage that sticks
Nature’s masters of disguise, the cephalopods, inspire inexpensive and disposable stealth coating that could easily be added to military kit
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BusinessHepatitis C drug patent challenged in Europe
Campaign group says Gilead’s expensive blockbuster sofosbuvir is not innovative enough to warrant a patent
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ResearchFish skin dressing helps heal wounds
Collagen fibres derived from the skin of tilapia fish supported faster wound healing in rats
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ResearchNanoporous methane storage – an impossible target?
Identifying performance limits for nanoporous materials highlights that current methane storage goals might be unrealistic
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ResearchMore bonds probed using x-ray laser
A second group have measured a bond transition state with a femtosecond x-ray laser
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NewsClinical trials high on list for medical marijuana community
Cannabis compounds hold therapeutic promise but a lack of data and regulatory obstacles are slowing progress
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ResearchSilver lining for paper Ebola test
Lateral flow test checks for Ebola, yellow fever and dengue in one go
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ResearchMicroscope pinpoints atoms in a lattice
High precision imaging technique may shed light on alloy structure and performance
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Business
Teva wins generic esomeprazole race
US approval of heartburn drug after Ranbaxy version was withdrawn by regulators
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NewsPoll finds majority of scientists engaging with public
AAAS members taking to social media and blogs to help inform science and technology discourse
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Business
US approves internal tissue glue
Urethane-based TissuGlu aids healing after abdominal surgery
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US National Academies to revisit scientific misconduct
New report will move beyond old definitions and promote better working practices
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ResearchGM bacteria convert solar energy to liquid fuels
Single-vessel system uses the products of water-splitting to make fuel alcohols