Highlights from ChemPubSoc Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals

How pyrethrins kill insects and the variety of modern pyrethroids

Combination of acetylcholine with herbicidal anions

Proposal to restrict hazardous substances in tattoo inks in the EU

Modified chitosan hydrogels as effective and reusable adsorbents

Bayer, Netafim, and Ben-Gurion University to collaborate on digital tools for optimizing drip irrigation

What are tattoo inks and where do the colors come from? Where in the skin is the tattoo?

The fall of DDT and the rise of pyrethrin derivatives

Water, alcohol, and lemon oil form an emulsion that remains stable for a surprisingly long time without any binding agent

More efficient photorespiratory pathways engineered into tobacco while inhibiting the native pathway