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Last synthetic ethanol plant in US to close
LyondellBasell's facility, nearly 70 years old, couldn't compete with ethanol distillers
Turning plastic garbage into valuable lube oil
Catalyst converts polypropylene bags and bottles to hydrocarbon lubricants
Small-molecule selectively destroys cancer-associated RNA
Researchers stop cancer progression and kidney disease in mice using modified, repurposed drug
Lanxess to acquire IFF's biocide business
Purchase, for $1.3 billion, adds former Dow products to a growing antimicrobials line
Imaging reveals how coral crystals grow
Synchrotron imaging maps of calcium carbonate coral skeletons could help researchers understand coral's response to ocean acidification
Nanozyme-loaded needles spur hair regrowth
A microneedle patch loaded with cerium-based nanoparticles worked as well as minoxidil did on mice
ACS Fall 2021 goes hybrid
Meeting highlights included induction ceremonies for the 2020 and 2021 ACS Fellows and the ACS National Awards
Gallium can make MRSA biofilms more susceptible to antibiotics
The metallic element breaks down bacterial defenses to make vancomycin more effective at lower doses
Modular antibiotic has improved potency
Gallium-ciprofloxacin combo boosts antibiotic performance and serves as radiotracer in mouse study
Light rearranges rings
Contraction reaction kicks an atom out of saturated heterocycles
Potential packaging polymer simple to recycle
Plastic is stable at high temperatures, and monomers are easy to recover for recycling
Chemjobber's mailbag: remote work, leaving academia, and age discrimination
Chemistry blogger answers readers' questions in this edition of Bench & Cubicle
CRISPR is inefficient. Targeting a DNA repair protein could help.
Inhibiting DNA repair may improve CRISPR-Cas9 experiments
Podcast: Probing the odor of decomposition at a body farm
<i>Stereo Chemistry</i> shares a smelly story from <i>Orbitals</i>
Natto, a fermented soy dish, controls blood glucose
Stickier natto tended to have higher levels of γ-PGA
Molecules work as quantum bits
Tunable structures could function as sensors or as logic bits in quantum computing
FDA approves the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
Drug agency's green light opens the way to vaccination mandates, other mRNA treatments
C&EN's Talented 12
Meet a dozen industrious young scientists who are trying to solve formidable global problems
Shanique Borteley Alabi
Molecular matchmaker is designing drugs that break down badly behaving proteins
