Crispr

UK becomes first country in the world to authorise a Crispr-based gene therapy

2023-11-17T10:21:00+00:00By

Treatment aims to cure patients with β-thalassaemia and sickle-cell disease

Ozempic needle injection

Weight-loss drug shortages prompt copycats and counterfeits

2023-11-16T14:00:00+00:00By

Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly have struggled to meet huge demand for new hormone mimic obesity treatments

Pile of documents

UK Reach costs set to be slashed under government proposal

2023-11-14T13:41:00+00:00By Vanessa Zainzinger

Industry may need less hazard data to register chemicals under the regime

Gaussion team

Rapid-charging batteries with magnetic assistance

2023-11-06T09:33:00+00:00By Vanessa Zainzinger

UK spin-out Gaussion aims to charge electric vehicles in minutes

Roundup

Three US juries side with cancer victims over Bayer on Roundup

2023-11-01T15:04:00+00:00By

Bayer unit Monsanto has lost its ‘winning streak’ of nine defence verdicts, and the company plans to appeal

Explosion

Fatal explosion and fire at blending plant in Australia

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One worker killed by incident at ACB Group in Melbourne

Teutopolis High School

US ammonia tanker spill kills five

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Seven others hospitalised after traffic incident released 15,000 litres of anhydrous ammonia

Courtroom

Chemours is responsible for PFAS pollution, Dutch court rules

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Interim decision holds DuPont spin-off liable for environmental damage caused by historical emissions from Dordrecht plant

Flu medicine

US regulator says phenylephrine is ineffective as a decongestant

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FDA will begin consultation on removing the drug from hundreds of over-the-counter remedies