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Eastman To Buy Solutia

Fri, 01/27/2012 - 20:21
Acquisitions: Eastman says the purchase will be immediately beneficial to earnings
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On The Origin Of Sugars

Fri, 01/27/2012 - 20:02
Prebiotic Chemistry: Experiments reveal a possible path to forming the sugar in RNA
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A Measure Of Titanium Dioxide

Fri, 01/27/2012 - 16:10
Commercial Product Analysis: Because of TiO2’s high levels in candy, children ingest more of the whitener than adults
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Protein Drugs That Are Easy to Take

Fri, 01/27/2012 - 06:00
Biopharmaceuticals: Crowded protein nanoclusters produce highly concentrated, injectable suspensions of the drugs
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New Compound Corrects Badly Behaved RNA

Thu, 01/26/2012 - 23:51
Targeting RNA: Small molecule binds to trinucleotide repeats associated with Huntington’s disease
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Quantum Dots Made To Order

Thu, 01/26/2012 - 18:27
Nanomaterials: A simple lithography method allows control over the size and arrangement of nanocrystals
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First Airborne Amphibian Pheromone

Tue, 01/24/2012 - 19:07
Chemical Ecology: Madagascar frogs use volatile small molecules to communicate
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‘Systemic Failures’ Cited In UCLA Lab Fatality

Tue, 01/24/2012 - 18:58
Lab Safety: State investigator’s report alleges a breakdown in safety and training
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Alnylam Makes More Job Cuts

Mon, 01/23/2012 - 23:11
RNAi Therapeutics: One-third of staff will be laid off as firm focuses on putting drugs into clinical trials
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The Arsenic-Based-Life Aftermath

Mon, 01/23/2012 - 23:11
Researchers challenge a sensational claim, while others revisit arsenic biochemistry
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Obama Calls For Agency Revamp

Mon, 01/23/2012 - 06:00
Bureaucracy: Reorganization plan faces skepticism in Congress
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ADM Exits Telles Bioplastics Venture

Mon, 01/23/2012 - 06:00
Manufacturing: Partner Metabolix will lose access to commercial-scale facility, feedstocks
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Georgia Gulf Rebuffs Westlake

Mon, 01/23/2012 - 06:00
Plastics: Vinyls firm calls takeover offer ‘opportunistic’
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Fighting Neuropathic Pain

Mon, 01/23/2012 - 06:00
Metabolomics: Researchers discover a metabolite associated with chronic pain from tissue injury
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Tau Protein, Synthetically

Mon, 01/23/2012 - 06:00
Protein Engineering: Researchers make, modify key player in Alzheimer’s disease
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Coupling Nanoparticles

Mon, 01/23/2012 - 06:00
Materials: Cycloaddition chemistry yields hybrid metal oxide materials
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Artemisinin Goes With the Flow

Mon, 01/23/2012 - 06:00
Pharmaceuticals: Continuous-flow synthesis produces antimalarial at low cost
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U.S. Competitive Edge Narrows

Mon, 01/23/2012 - 06:00
Science Policy: Federal report shows Asian countries closing in on U.S. leadership in science and engineering
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Biofuel Research Suffers From Gaps

Fri, 01/20/2012 - 18:31
Biofuels: Little research has occurred on the effects of biofuel use on biodiversity and human health, scientists find
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