News – Page 364
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ResearchOil reserves put under the microscope with new lab-on-a-rock
A microfluidic device made from rock could unlock the secrets of hard-to-reach oil reservoirs
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NewsEPA criticised over asbestos clean-up research
Watchdog faults US Environmental Protection Agency for lax oversight of experiments involving asbestos
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ResearchPhotosynthesis-free route to oxygen gives early Earth atmosphere clues
Oxygen can be produced from carbon dioxide using UV radiation
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ResearchNitrogen dioxide and ozone: a sinister synergy
New insight into the mechanisms by which nitrogen dioxide and ozone damage the human respiratory tract
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ResearchViruses melt ‘glassy’ DNA
Researchers have shown how viruses liquefy their own DNA ready to inject into host cells
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ResearchMicrofluidics for the masses
Lego-like components allow straightforward assembly of modular microfluidic circuits
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Researcher imprisoned for poisoning ex-lover
Renowned cancer researcher gets 10 years in prison for using antifreeze chemical ethylene glycol as a deadly weapon
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Business
Dow’s $1bn price-fixing fine upheld
Firm loses its appeal against damages for fixing polyurethane prices
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Business
J&J to buy antiviral specialist Alios
$1.75 billion deal brings Phase II compounds for hepatitis C and respiratory syncytial virus
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ResearchProbing molecules atom by atom
New NMR technique allows ultra-high-resolution of individual molecules
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ResearchMirror peptides hitch a lift into the cell
Hijacking nature’s tricks to smuggle drugs across the cell membrane
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NewsBacklash as EPA considers fracking chemicals disclosure rules
EPA has been warned that forcing greater transparency could jeopardise trade secrets
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Business
Lumara splits and sells to AMAG and Perrigo
Lumara has just emerged from bankruptcy and brings a drug for suppressing pre-term birth, plus other women’s health products
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Business
Mitsubishi to buy Japanese gases specialist
Taiyo Nippon Sanso acquisition continues consolidation in Japan’s chemical industry
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ResearchTiny tips reveal cells’ chemical secrets
Penetrating microprobe enables rapid mass spectrometry of single cells’ contents
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ResearchNanoparticle studies leave the lab
Scientists take to the outdoors to show that single walled carbon nanotubes accumulate and persist in aquatic sediments
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ResearchPick and mix macromolecules
Activating C-H bonds in molecular building blocks enables complex macromolecules to be created
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NewsWhite House tightens oversight of dangerous studies
New rules governing so-called ‘dual use’ research will take effect in a year, but there is concern that they will stymie critical studies
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BusinessMerck KGaA to buy Sigma–Aldrich
$17bn acquisition expands Merck’s life science business and US presence, but it isn’t stepping back from drug development
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ResearchJames Crowley: Magicians rings and dumbbells on a molecular scale
James Crowley on making stimuli responsive molecular machines from mechanically interlocked architectures