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Redefining moisturiser
The secret to soft skin is not necessarily increasing its water content but retaining molecular fluidity
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BusinessMissing safety risk emails draw $9bn Actos fine
Judge finds absence of Takeda documentation in bladder cancer case ‘disturbing’
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Fears free trade agreements will hamstring chemical legislation
Corporate watchdogs worry accords being prepared by Europe and North America will impede environmental protection efforts
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Nanocrystalline copper turns CO into fuel
New electrode converts carbon monoxide into alcohols and may be a route to storing renewable energy
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GSK investigates bribery claims in the Middle East
Leaked emails claim GlaxoSmithKline bribed Iraqi doctors and healthcare officials
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BusinessSun set on Ranbaxy rescue
Acquiring beleaguered firm will create India’s biggest pharmaceutical company
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NewsMetrics' role in assessing research reviewed
UK higher education body launches investigation into the pros and cons of metrics in managing research
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BusinessAnadarko agrees $5bn clean-up settlement
Record fine will address pollution at mining and manufacturing sites across the US.
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Contamination troubles strike GSK
GlaxoSmithKline is warned over contamination at an Ireland plant, and has recalled Alli from US retailers over tampering concerns.
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Gel to heal divide between bones and surgical implants
Material slowly releases growth hormone to aid healing and reduce rejection problems
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Olive oil may offer diabetes protection
Oleic acid found to regulate insulin secretion and minimise blood sugar spikes
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Isolation of cyanoformate suggests new carbon capture approaches
Elusive ion solves mystery that baffled plant biochemists and offers new way to trap carbon dioxide
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SERS tubing makes intravenous drug delivery safer
Detection system gives a detailed picture of patient medication in real time
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Lilly wins cancer drug patent dispute
Alimta patent will last until 2022 after US court rules in Lilly’s favour
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EU link to Balkans' science threatened
Project that helped bring together warring nations through science comes to an end
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London launches Europe-wide hydrogen vehicles project
The city will get a hydrogen fuel station, and new fuel cell powered cars will be market-ready by 2015
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Power up with body heat
Repeated bending is not a problem for new wearable thermoelectric generator
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Calculations predict new form of phosphorus
Flat layers of ‘blue phosphorus’ may have ideal properties for nano-electronics
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NewsLatest climate report sees a bigger role for adaptation
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says the world faces serious challenges and must embrace bold solutions