Tiny strands of genetic material known as microRNAs could act together with natural hormones to reduce the risk of premature births
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A Labor of Love
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Unexpected Pollutants
Metallic particles present in a firework, which are released in its smoke when it explodes, could pose a health risk, particularly to asthmatics
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Chinese Polycarbonate Production Growing
Bayer MaterialScience plans to invest EUR 110 million to build five new downstream facilities in China by 2012
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Joint Bioprocess Engineering: TU Dresden & Bosch
The TU Dresden, Germany, and Bosch extend their cooperation to bioprocess engineering
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B. Z. Shakhashiri Voted ACS President
Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA, voted 2011 ACS President
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Pfizer Launches Academic Network
Network with around eight partners from the US, Europe, Asia/Australia focussing on developing biologics-based drugs planned
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More Battery Materials
BASF: new production facility for cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries in Elyria, USA
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Cloaking Device
Making the passage of time invisible (and the illusion of a Star Trek transporter)
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Infrared Security
Chemicals hidden in clothes detected with near-IR spectroscopy by British chemists; might improve security screening
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Angewandte Chemie 47/2010: Radically New
An overview of the current issue of Angewandte Chemie International Edition