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Merck acquires Calporta Therapeutics for its autophagy-boosting molecules
Calporta is developing TRPML1 agonists for neurodegenerative diseases and lysosomal storage disorders
Court issues mixed ruling on US chemical risk assessments
Advocacy groups win some, lose some challenges to EPA's approach
US lawmakers scrutinize EPA proposal to restrict use of scientific data
Lawmakers probe impacts of plan for regulation of particulate matter
European firms ‘waking up' to plastics recycling
Oil and gas firms partner with plastics recyclers
Instrument makers advance spectrometry
New ion manipulation techniques promise to improve drug and biochemical analysis
Trade groups under climate pressure
Total to leave AFPM, warns ACC about lack of policy alignment
Double diazirine cross-links virtually any organic polymer
Molecule also acts as a universal adhesive for polymers, thanks to functional groups that form carbenes
A big week for Ebola vaccines
Merck's Ebola vaccine gets approved while public health workers deploy Janssen's
A glass that isn't brittle
Alumina glass films can flex and stretch without fracturing
Polymer particles protect micronutrients to fortify food
A pH-sensitive polymer that keeps iron and vitamins from degrading during storage or cooking may help fight malnutrition
CO₂ converts into formaldehyde at room temperature via a shelf-stable intermediate
The method can also be used to incorporate isotopic labels into organic molecules to aid drug discovery
Accidental mix of bleach and acid kills Buffalo Wild Wings employee
Incidents like this, which create chlorine gas, occur more than 2,000 times per year in the US
Video: Sunflowers inspire light-tracking solar material
Nanoparticle-based cylinders, which bend toward light, might one day improve the efficiency of solar-harvesting devices
New stretchy semiconductor for better-performing biodegradable electronics
The new material pairs strong electrical performance with controllable degradability
Layoffs on the mind
Chemjobber on how to not lose your identity in an uncertain economy
Roughly 50 sites generate one-third of California methane emissions
Landfills produce much of that methane, followed by dairies and oil and gas operations
Nanoparticles enable oral insulin delivery in mice
The particles help insulin, a peptide, to slip through the intestinal wall and into the bloodstream
Trump taps Dan Brouillette to replace Rick Perry to lead the DOE
Currently deputy secretary, Brouillette was formerly an auto industry lobbyist
