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 Fighting Fake Drugs
Safety legislation in major pharmaceutical markets is fueling demand for efficient ways to track and trace drugs along the distribution chain. Tagging technologies could offer solutions, if barriers to implementation can be overcome. |
Genome Changes Mapped In Humans
Researchers reported last week that a DNA-methylation gene called uhrf1 is a molecular trigger for inflammatory bowel disease. It was already known that immunity and genetics play a role in the disease. "But we've found that it is not just the immune genes themselves but also the regulation of those genes through epigenetics that can cause problems," says biologist Michel Bagnat. |
Aromaticity For All
This repurposing of aromaticity is, to some traditionalists, the equivalent of claim jumping and is asking for a fight. In fact, theoretical chemist and Nobel Laureate Roald Hoffmann of Cornell University threw down a gauntlet last month when he published a historical perspective on the discovery and understanding of aromaticity in his regular column in the magazine American Scientist. |
FDA Candidate Has Close Ties to Big Pharma
Robert Califf is already set to become deputy commissioner at the Food and Drug Administration next month. Now sources familiar with the process tell TIME he is on President Barack Obama's short list to run the agency. |
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Have a meeting at the ACS National Meeting & Exposition - - Gain priority access to innovators and collaborators
At the upcoming 249th ACS National Meeting & Exposition in Denver, we would like to offer you a chance to secure meeting space to connect with scientific professionals. Take this unique opportunity to encourage an open dialogue and close deals with academic, government, and international researchers and innovators. For $1,950, you will receive private meeting space along with a table-top display in the Exposition. The onsite ACS Industry Concierge can help you facilitate this process. Contact us at industry@acs.org for more information and to make a reservation. To learn more about the ACS Denver National Meeting & Exposition, visit www.acs.org/denver2015. | |
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Patent Picks: Nanomedicines
Nanomedicines might one day overcome current drug delivery challenges. We focus on three recently patented nano drug delivery systems. |
Sensing interactions between single molecules by their motions
A new method from the lab of Nobel laureate W. E. Moerner enables the direct visualization of the binding and unbinding interactions between single biomolecules in aqueous solution by observing the diffusion coefficient and electrokinetic mobility. |
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Smart Process Development Strategies
Since a large proportion of the cost of goods of a biologic is determined during the drug design phase, it is critically important to design the molecule from a manufacturing point of view and compensate for heterogeneity right from the start. That's the view of Emma Harding from Glaxo-Smith Kline. |
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Turning our mountains of food waste into graphene
Blended cocoa beans, rice, fruit skins, leeks and asparagus sounds like it should be a recipe for a disastrous smoothie. But these are just some of the wasted foodstuffs that are being treated and converted into materials, with environmental benefits. |
This Paper Keeps It Fresh
In 2010, Kavita Shukla invented FreshPaper, an organic sheet of paper infused with a mixture of spices — including fenugreek — said to ward off bacteria and keep produce fresh up to four times longer. "Basically, it's a dryer sheet for produce," says Shukla, who found an audience for FreshPaper at local farmers markets. |
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A Hub For Chemists' Job Resources
The Society recently launched ACS Career Navigator, which brings together under one umbrella the society's offerings in four areas: professional education, leadership development, career services, and market intelligence.
"Previously, ACS career-related resources were organized as separate entities," says Martha Lester, director of professional advancement at ACS, which publishes C&EN. "By bringing them together under one brand, we are creating a synergistic suite of services and making them more visible to members so that they can fully benefit from them." |
How to recognize (and talk to) a chemophobe
Over the last few years there has been a lot of discussion of chemophobia in the popular press and on blogs. But it seems to me that there have been few summaries of the general features of chemophobia and how to exorcise them. So I thought I would put together a short list. |
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ACS Central Science Open to One and All
There is a palpable sense of excitement in the hallways at ACS Publications these days, as we begin the countdown for the launch of a very special new journal.
While ACS regularly launches a new journal or two each year, typically dedicated to or defining a new field within chemistry, ACS Central Science strives to be a little different. |
ACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable Celebrates 10 years
The ACS Green Chemistry Institute's Pharmaceutical Roundtable recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. Enjoy this look back at the roundtable's accomplishments and a look ahead to the future of green chemistry. [video autoplays, 7:33] |
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Bill Says...: An Introduction and My First Mentor
I've had one of those "nontraditional" careers that seem to be getting more and more common. Maybe you'd like to talk about that sort of thing. My goal for this blog is to tell a few arcane stories—everyone loves to pontificate--but maybe also to engage you in conversation about getting a job, starting a career, managing a transition, handling challenging people and circumstances, and staying in the game until you decide it's time to hang 'em up. Or other stuff if it strikes your fancy or mine. |
Chocolate Science: An Introduction; is it Cacao or Cocoa?
This is the first installment....I have over 30 years of experience in the analysis of chocolate and thought that with all that time and experience, I should have something useful to say. The topics may be rather eclectic, which will be a reflection of my interests, and could range from a specific chemical to archaeological related information. |
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Meet the Brightest Minds in Medicinal Chemistry
Learn about the current challenges and advances in drug discovery from today's thought leaders during informative presentations followed by a live Q&A. Gain practical solutions you can apply in your research by tuning in to these free, live ACS Webinars on the last Thursday of every month at 2pm ET. | |
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Steps to Success - Monitoring Polymer Production Processes using NIR
Polymer production is a multi-step process and each step is an important part of the production procedure. Whether you are doing bulk, solution or emulsion polymerization for extrusion or curing, near-IR spectroscopy (NIR) is an excellent tool for process monitoring.
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First-ever YouTube clip was shot in San Diego
The first-ever clip posted to YouTube nearly 10 years ago was shot at the San Diego Zoo by a then-graduate student, according to a report in the UDaily, the University of Delaware student paper. Lapitsky was a University of Delaware doctorate student who was in San Diego to present a paper for a meeting of the American Chemical Society, according to the UDaily. [video, 0:19] |
Mind-Blowing Movie Explosions Explained
If there's one man in Hollywood that knows the value of chemistry, it's Michael Bay. He's taught society that in the face of a half-baked plot and thin script, big budget explosions can save your box office bacon. In our latest episode, we're going Hollywood and explaining the chemistry behind those spectacular big budget explosions. [video autoplays, pre-roll + 2:53] |
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