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A member-supported weekly magazine of the American Chemical Society, Chemical & Engineering News covers all the news of the chemical world including science and technology, government and policy, and business.
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Studying Pigsties

Wed, 07/07/2010 - 16:15
Air Pollution: A new technique to measure stinky compounds will help fight pig farm odors.
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Paring Power Plant Pollution

Wed, 07/07/2010 - 16:15
EPA proposal targets smog, particulate matter, and acid rain.
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White House Boosts Biolab Security

Tue, 07/06/2010 - 18:20
Bioterrorism: Executive order calls for better monitoring of biological agents.
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Carboxylation Made Simple

Mon, 07/05/2010 - 18:00
Method directly adds CO2 to aromatic C-H bonds.
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Doubtful Future For Energy Bill

Mon, 07/05/2010 - 18:00
Politics: Senators meet with President, but show little interest in climate legislation.
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Chemicals Star At Biotech Congress

Mon, 07/05/2010 - 18:00
Firms tout progress toward cost-competitive renewable chemicals.
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Targeting Disease

Mon, 07/05/2010 - 18:00
Drug Discovery: Natural products may not be the best place to look for small molecules to treat human ailments.
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Slowing Antibiotic Resistance

Mon, 07/05/2010 - 18:00
Health: FDA urges halt to nontherapeutic uses of antibiotics in livestock, poultry.
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Power From Entropy

Fri, 07/02/2010 - 16:30
Energy: A new source of electricity could come from mixing fresh and salty water.
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Dispersant Toxicities Similar, EPA Finds

Fri, 07/02/2010 - 14:20
Health: Agency completes first round of tests on set of eight oil dispersants, including Corexit 9500.
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Pores Galore

Fri, 07/02/2010 - 13:15
Materials: Lengthening organic section of hybrid materials gives compounds with record-breaking properties.
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High Court Rules On Patent Case

Fri, 07/02/2010 - 13:15
Innovation: Justices reject a rigid test for evaluating patentability of method claims.
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J&J Teams With Koch Institute

Fri, 07/02/2010 - 13:15
Alliance: Five-year pact will focus on cancer biology and diagnostics development.
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Shaping Up Protein NMR

Wed, 06/30/2010 - 18:15
Spectroscopy: Techniques borrowed from solid-state NMR sharpen proteins' broadened spectral lines.
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Different Amide Biosynthesis Route

Wed, 06/30/2010 - 18:10
Biosynthesis: ATP-independent pathway could be used to tailor natural products for use as drugs.
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Crop Protection Acquisition

Wed, 06/30/2010 - 15:30
Expansion: Makhteshim Agan will spend more than $1 billion to buy off-patent crop protection chemicals maker Albaugh.
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Research Lab Explosion Injures Four People

Tue, 06/29/2010 - 21:00
Accident: One person is in the hospital after a hydrogen gas blast destroyed a University of Missouri biochemistry labs.
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Feedstock And Fuel

Mon, 06/28/2010 - 17:20
Natural Gas: Reserves are big, but demand by electric utilities is likely to grow, MIT report says.
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Probing The Molecular Origins Of Mutagenicity

Mon, 06/28/2010 - 17:20
Environmental Pollutants: Researchers determine why two closely related airborne pollutants harbor divergent genotoxicity.
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Nanostructure Dynamics

Mon, 06/28/2010 - 16:00
Time-resolved electron tomography provides 3-D views on ultrafast timescale.
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