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China suspends coal-to-oil projects
Just two plants escape the Chinese ban on converting coal into liquid fuels
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California to overhaul chemical regulations
Moves to ban perfluorocarbons and tighten up safety review
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Engineering sweetens biofuel prospects
A new strain of heat-loving bacteria promises cheaper production of second generation biofuels
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Coupled proteins to reveal drug hits
Fusion proteins could offer a new tool for drug screening and biosensors
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Rushed reforms failing UK school science
Short-term political goals driving government policy, says Royal Society
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Two catalysts better than one
Combining transition metals with organocatalyst to make elusive molecules
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Double emulsions could carry combination therapies
Stable, nanoscale water-in-oil-in-water emulsions could deliver double hits of drugs
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Chemical safety board falls short
US panel allegedly investigated only one of 35 lethal accidents last year
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Drug discovery on a chip
Affinity testing on the tiniest scale identifies a potential drug for hepatitis C
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Cancer target structure unveiled
First detailed structure of a key enzyme involved in cancer should help scientists develop new tumour-targeting drugs
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Drinking water safe after China plant blast
Local authorities say the pollution threat from the Vinylon chemical factory explosion has been contained
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Breaking the bonds of global warming
Catalyst pulls apart unreactive carbon-fluorine bonds at room temperature
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Floral scents trick pollinators
Plants manipulate birds and insects with a carefully balanced mixture of chemicals
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Drug uptake rule challenged
Membrane study contradicts a century-old pharmacologists' rule on drug transport
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Growth for analytical instrument industry
Strong instrument sales belie slow device development
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Business
Business roundup: September 2008
Agrochemicals companies make hay The booming global farming sector made agrochemicals the business to be in for chemical companies in the second quarter of 2008. The latest financial results show crop protection product sales continue to grow strongly - although earnings in other areas fared less well. US giant Dow’s ...