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February 28, 2007

Drug Companies Restructure To Cut Costs

Abbott and AstraZeneca are the latest to announce layoffs.

Court Upholds Stem Cell Initiative

Appeals court deems $3 billion California stem cell program to be constitutional.

Wide-Range Fluorescent pH Sensor

Molecular device emulates glass pH electrode.

February 27, 2007

Lyondell To Sell Titanium Dioxide Arm

Buyer is Saudi Arabian competitor Cristal.

February 26, 2007

Toward Ovarian Cancer Biomarkers

Large-scale protein analysis nets several candidate biomarkers.

Detecting Nuclear Materials

Two agencies unite to spur academic research in breakthrough technologies.

Molecular Close-Up

Images show motions of single, confined molecule.

February 23, 2007

Columbus' Silver Mining Debunked

Chemistry rewrites history of precious-metal processing in New World.

Rail Strike Hits Canadian Firms

Chemical company executives call on Canadian government to act.

Hazardous Waste

Facilities have been unequally sited in poor, minority communities.

February 22, 2007

F. Albert Cotton Dies

Inorganic chemistry pioneer was first to show existence of metal-metal quadruple bond.

Largest Chemically Made Protein

HIV protease analog assembled using kinetic ligation approach.

Shire Acquires New River

Shire buys partner to have ADHD drug all to itself.

Scientist Pleads Guilty In Theft

Former DuPont researcher stole company documents.

Lyondell Invests In Propylene Oxide

Company and Chinese partner get okay for plant in Ningbo.

February 21, 2007

Pesticide Makers Seek Tax Credit

Bipartisan legislation would help manufacturers, retailers upgrade security.

February 20, 2007

EPA Issues Nanotechnology White Paper

Intra-agency group gives overview, identifies research needs for nanotech.

February 19, 2007

Upbeat Informex

Companies expect a healthier 2007.

Mars Landscape

Spacecraft spots signs of fluid flow in rock.

Toray Will Boost Carbon Fiber

Growing aerospace use spurs projects by Japanese firm and its competitors.

Fixing Global Warming

Costs of damage outstrip price of cutting emissions.

February 16, 2007

Huntsman Divestiture

Firm completes exit from commodity chemicals with $761 million sale of petrochemicals unit.

Biofuels Merger

Diversa and Celunol plan new player in cellulosic ethanol.

February 15, 2007

HIV Takes A Punch

Clearer picture of how antibodies bind to HIV surface protein could lead to vaccine.

February 14, 2007

Diverse Toxicants Share Mechanism Of Action

Different toxic chemicals activate the same protein to disrupt cellular activity, study suggests.

Ciba Names New CEO, Sets Innovation Plan

Company will boost investment in technology from the outside.

Strength In Numbers

Low-affinity, multivalent interactions recruit antibodies to kill cancer cells.

February 13, 2007

SAFC Will Acquire Britain's Epichem

Companies say a stronger electronic chemicals player will emerge from the deal.

February 12, 2007

Less Benzene In Gasoline

EPA rule aims to cut toxic emissions from cars.

National Academy Of Engineering Elects New Members

U.S. membership rises to 2,217 people.

Undoing Brain Damage

Treatment cures mice of Rett syndrome.

Eliminating PFOA

DuPont technologies will remove most of the pollutant from fluorinated products

February 9, 2007

2008 R&D Budget Has Few Changes

President proposes continuation of last year's initiatives in science, energy.

February 8, 2007

Alan MacDiarmid Dies At 79

Nobelist codiscovered plastics that conduct electricity.

Hunting For A Botulism Antidote

Chemical screening and animal trials suggest leads for treating the deadly disease.

ACS, Pharma Initiative Awards First Grant

Joint effort toward greening of pharmaceutical industry targets amide reduction with its first research grant.

Two Japanese Drug Firms Merge

Deal uniting Mitsubishi Pharma, Tanabe is Japanese drug industry's third in two years.

Congressional Investigation Rips New EPA Rule

Industry saves a little, public loses a lot on data filing change, GAO says.

Ranbaxy And GSK Extend R&D Ties

Indian company to expand work beyond optimization chemistry.

February 7, 2007

Pick A Shape, Any Shape

Mask-based lithography method allows researchers to make arbitrary 3-D shapes.

February 6, 2007

Roche Reshuffles Research Updated!

Swiss drug giant will set up five units focused on disease areas.

UN Issues Dire Climate Warnings

Human activities are responsible for temperature rise, panel's report says.

February 5, 2007

Shippers Oppose Changes In Rail Rate Rules

Chemical industry says proposal would make a bad system even worse for shippers.

Chemist Wins Gold In Million-Dollar Arsenic Challenge

Two other simple systems to remove arsenic from contaminated drinking water take Grainger silver and bronze engineering prizes.

New Journal Editor

Penn State's Paul S. Weiss will lead ACS Nano.

Synthetic Protein Mimics Real Thing

β-Amino acid-based assembly has hallmarks of a true protein.

Bill Buoys Science Funding

Fiscal 2007 budget bill favors science agencies.

Another Role for RNA

Short RNA duplexes turn on gene expression.

Intel, IBM Unveil New Transistors

Hafnium-based materials will be incorporated in 45-nm-technology chips.

Alternative Energy Pact

BP collaborates with academia, government lab on alternative energy research.

Senate Takes Up Climate Change

Senate hearing kicks off energy debate in new Congress.

Drug patent struggles in Asia

Thailand revokes patents; Novartis challenges Indian rules.

February 2, 2007

In Katrina's Wake, An Arsenic Threat

Debris containing pressure-treated lumber could leach toxic metal into groundwater.

February 1, 2007

DSM Will Set Up Shanghai Campus

New location will accommodate 400 employees by 2008.