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More helium is on the way
Entrepreneurs forge ahead with new, on-purpose wells, but they need Congress to clarify lease terms
U.S. team makes history at International Chemistry Olympiad
High school students score four golds for first time in team’s history
Michael Dourson tapped to lead U.S. EPA chemical program
Toxicologist’s nomination garners praise and concerns
Water tainted with perfluorocarbons by U.S. military is focus of legislation
House of Representatives passes bill that would require study of health effects, impacts of potential drinking water regulation on development of substitutes
Automating reaction discovery
Approach combines chemical design and informatics to find new chemical transformations
Dopamine sends immune signals too
The neurotransmitter pushes B cells to mature and produce antibodies against antigens
Chemical makers invest in chip materials
At Semicon trade show, wafer cleaning and next-generation circuitry draw attention
Merck KGaA charged with breaching merger rules
European Commission says 2015 acquisition of Sigma-Aldrich was tainted by incomplete information
U.S. House of Representatives passes FDA user-fee bill
Legislation to help pay for premarket drug reviews heads to the Senate
FDA shifts on rare-disease drug approval
Amicus Therapeutics needn’t conduct a new trial for Fabry disease treatment, agency says
Broad jump-starts CRISPR patent pool
Utility of one-stop patent shop hinges on participation of UC Berkeley
U.S. team makes history at International Chemistry Olympiad
High school students score four golds for first time in team’s history
Rhode Island shields academic researchers’ records
Law aims to protect scientific work from disruptions by activists
Treatment-resistant cancers have Achilles’ heel
Common vulnerability is druggable pathway leading to iron-induced cell death
Treatment-resistant cancers have Achilles’ heel
El punto débil más habitual es un tratamiento con fármacos que lleva a la muerte celular inducida por hierro
New details on mercury’s route to the Arctic
Most deposition of the neurotoxic metal to tundra is Hg0 from atmosphere, not Hg2+ from rain and snow
Automating reaction discovery
Approach combines chemical design and informatics to find new chemical transformations
Arkansas and Missouri ban dicamba herbicide
Complaints about damaged soybeans from spray drift prompt states to act
Plant inspire exceptionally strong and elastic graphene aerogels
The new superlight, conductive materials could make better flexible electronics
FDA shifts on rare disease drug approval
Amicus Therapeutics needn’t conduct a new trial for Fabry disease treatment, agency says
