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Amber contains hint of Paris's tropical past
A new natural product isolated from amber suggests Paris may once have been covered by tropical forest
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Young chemists win share of ERC windfall
300 researchers awarded 2 million euros each by European funding body
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Q and A: Mercury in energy-saving light bulbs
Old safety fears resurface as filament bulbs phased out
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China allows academics to own patents
'Science and technology constitution' revised to boost innovation
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German chemistry rated world class
An independent study of chemistry in German universities and research institutes finds research excellence
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Key plank of theoretical chemistry rescued
'Beautiful' study could dispel doubts over the validity of the Born-Oppenheimer approximation
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Getting petrol back from carbon dioxide
New chemical reactor to make liquid fuels by splitting greenhouse gas with sunshine
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Better bugs for brewing butanol
Microbes re-engineered to produce high yields of potential biofuel
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Off-the-peg organic synthesis goes commercial
Bifunctional haloboronates clip together quickly and easily
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News in brief: January 2008
Firefly chemistry in less glowing terms The eerie glow of the firefly has been trumpeted for half a decade as an exceptionally efficient example of bioluminescence - where a chemical reaction inside the insect emits light. The reaction, in which luciferin molecules are oxidised to excited states ...
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Business roundup: January 2008
Manufacturing chemists face worldwide job cuts Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) has become the latest pharmaceutical company to announce a cost-saving restructuring plan that will slash manufacturing jobs. The US drug maker will scale down in its manufacturing operations, cutting its workforce by 4800 - about 10 per cent - ...
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The rise of biologic
Pharmaceutical giants are continuing to join the biotech goldrush following a year that has seen high-value acquisitions of biologics companies
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Chemistry firms brace for 2008
US firms ride high on exports but oil prices bite hard in the EU
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Drug industry slims down to shape up
Dry pipelines and stiff competition add up to a tough year
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Chemistry is key for technology pioneers
World Economic Forum unveils its hot prospects for 2008
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Snapshot of proteins linked to autism
Researchers have unveiled the structure of a key protein complex implicated in brain disorders such as autism