PTC buys gene-therapy-focused Agilis
(Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - July 27, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Lisa M. Jarvis Source Type: research

Lilly, Anima link for translation control
(Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - July 27, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Lisa M. Jarvis Source Type: research

KKR buys firm accused of causing Taiwan explosion 
(Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - July 27, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Jean-Fran çois Tremblay Source Type: research

KKR buys firm accused of causing Taiwan explosion
(Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - July 27, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Jean-Fran çois Tremblay Source Type: research

Mercury finds a long-term home in marine ooze 
Diatom data in the Southern Ocean suggests human activity may have emitted more of the toxic metal than previously estimated  (Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - July 27, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Emma Hiolski Source Type: research

Women chemists still face discrimination in academia 
Survey shows little has changed in the decade since female professors were last asked about their careers (Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - July 27, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Andrea Widener  Source Type: research

Hope and skepticism abound around Biogen and Eisai Alzheimer ’s trial
An antibody called BAN2401 cleared amyloid- β proteins and slowed cognitive decline in people with mild Alzheimer’s disease (Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - July 27, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Ryan Cross Source Type: research

GSK, 23andMe to apply personal genetics to drug discovery
New partnership is part of GSK ’s R&D face-lift, which includes an increased focus on immune system targets (Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - July 27, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Ryan Cross Source Type: research

Chemistry in Pictures: Forming good habits
(Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - July 26, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Manny Morone Source Type: research

Insect sodium channels visualized with cryo-electron microscopy 
Structures of voltage-gated channel with toxins suggest strategies for drug development  (Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - July 26, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Bethany Halford  Source Type: research

Vinyl cation busts some new moves
By tweaking its counter ion, classic carbocation inserts into C-H bonds (Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - July 26, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Bethany Halford  Source Type: research

Mass spectrometry spots forged poems
Nondestructive method authenticates works of Robert Burns, one of Scotland ’s most famous writers (Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - July 26, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Mark Peplow, special to C & EN Source Type: research

Chemical toxicity assessments by U.S. EPA to be reshaped, if bill passes
Congressional committee votes to give industry and other agencies greater input and to shift responsibility for IRIS program from research office (Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - July 25, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Cheryl Hogue Source Type: research

Injections of botulinum conjugate relieves chronic pain in mice
Modified toxin targets and silences nerves that transmit pain, offering a potential nonaddictive alternative to opioids (Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - July 25, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Tien Nguyen Source Type: research

Shintech will spend $1.5 billion to cement role as largest vinyl producer
The Louisiana project will complement an ethylene cracker the Japanese company is building in the state (Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - July 25, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Alexander H. Tullo Source Type: research