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A cheap universal antivenom could save thousands of lives every year. Llamas and alpacas are helping bring this dream closer with their unusual antibodies.
Nanobodies from alpacas and llamas could hold the key to a universal antivenom
Novel nanobody mix protects against 17 African snake species
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November 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A cheap universal antivenom could save thousands of lives every year. Llamas and alpacas are helping bring this dream closer with their unusual antibodies.
Join us tomorrow, 11 November, to celebrate 200 years of benzene. We'll be joined by Judy Wu and Nazario Martín, for an insightful exploration of the peculiar molecule that defied classification.
200 years of benzene, the peculiar molecule that defied classification
Join us on 11 November to celebrate benzene's 200th birthday
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November 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Join us tomorrow, 11 November, to celebrate 200 years of benzene. We'll be joined by Judy Wu and Nazario Martín, for an insightful exploration of the peculiar molecule that defied classification.
James Watson, who shared a Nobel prize for the discovery of DNA's double helix structure, has died aged 97.
Geneticist James Watson who co-discovered the structure of DNA dies at 97
Famed for his work on DNA's structure, but Watson courted controversy throughout his career
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November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
James Watson, who shared a Nobel prize for the discovery of DNA's double helix structure, has died aged 97.
AI helped cut development time of a new antibiotic by 2 years, saving $1m, its developers claim. The antibiotic spares gut-friendly bacteria so could help IBD sufferers, but has only been tested in animals so far.
AI cut development time of antibiotic that spares gut-friendly bacteria by two years
Animal tests show promise to target invasive strain of E. coli but approval for use in humans is still years away
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November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
AI helped cut development time of a new antibiotic by 2 years, saving $1m, its developers claim. The antibiotic spares gut-friendly bacteria so could help IBD sufferers, but has only been tested in animals so far.
Emissions of this greenhouse gas are rising faster than expected – driven by fertiliser use and farming practices. It’s 273x more warming than CO₂ and the biggest destroyer of ozone left in our skies. Can science and smarter soil management turn the tide?
Nitrous oxide emissions accelerate as agriculture drives climate threat
With N2 O emissions up 40% in four decades, scientists are searching for answers. Anthony King looks at potential solutions to keep fertiliser nitrogen in the soil
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November 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Emissions of this greenhouse gas are rising faster than expected – driven by fertiliser use and farming practices. It’s 273x more warming than CO₂ and the biggest destroyer of ozone left in our skies. Can science and smarter soil management turn the tide?
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Pfizer and Novo Nordisk are in a bidding war over Metsera – a US biotech developing new weight loss drugs. Both suitors have upped their offers to around $10 billion, but Metsera says Novo's 'superior' offer could allow it to break its agreement with Pfizer.
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Pfizer and Novo Nordisk’s battle over Metsera
Lawsuits fly in bidding war over developer of next generation weight loss drugs
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November 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Pfizer and Novo Nordisk are in a bidding war over Metsera – a US biotech developing new weight loss drugs. Both suitors have upped their offers to around $10 billion, but Metsera says Novo's 'superior' offer could allow it to break its agreement with Pfizer.
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Arylating at every position on a thiophene ring has now been made easier with a modular synthetic strategy.
Modular strategy opens up new way to synthesise arylated thiophene rings
Approach holds potential for creating new drugs and unique optoelectronic materials
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November 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Arylating at every position on a thiophene ring has now been made easier with a modular synthetic strategy.
Protests against the Serbian government that began 1 year ago continue to this day with many students and academics taking part. In retaliation the government said only 5 hours/day could be spent on research and is now planning new measures.
Serbia’s researchers still at loggerheads with government one year into mass protests
Further restrictions could be put on academics that are already struggling with being limited to five hours research a week
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November 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Protests against the Serbian government that began 1 year ago continue to this day with many students and academics taking part. In retaliation the government said only 5 hours/day could be spent on research and is now planning new measures.
This tool offers fast structure verification for organic chemists dealing with large numbers of spectra.
Infrared and NMR fusion boosts automated structure verification
Study highlights untapped potential of IR spectroscopy data
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November 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
This tool offers fast structure verification for organic chemists dealing with large numbers of spectra.
Two separate research teams in China have discovered clever new ways to improve the efficiency of Fischer–Tropsch reactions.
Suppressing side reactions brings efficiency boosts for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis
Two new strategies tackle Fischer-Tropsch's problematic side reactions
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November 10, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Two separate research teams in China have discovered clever new ways to improve the efficiency of Fischer–Tropsch reactions.
20 years of Restek’s biphenyl phase – a column that has stood the test of time. #SponsoredPost
Biphenyl: 20 years of Restek innovation
How Restek's Biphenyl column changed chromatography
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November 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
20 years of Restek’s biphenyl phase – a column that has stood the test of time. #SponsoredPost
20 years of Restek’s biphenyl phase – a column that has stood the test of time.
Biphenyl: 20 years of Restek innovation
How Restek's Biphenyl column changed chromatography
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November 6, 2025 at 11:45 AM
20 years of Restek’s biphenyl phase – a column that has stood the test of time.
Researchers at Newcastle University and the University of Birmingham have discovered a mechanochemical method to upcycle PTFE (aka Teflon) into valuable fluorinated building blocks — all without solvents or high temperatures. See the method here.
November 4, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Researchers at Newcastle University and the University of Birmingham have discovered a mechanochemical method to upcycle PTFE (aka Teflon) into valuable fluorinated building blocks — all without solvents or high temperatures. See the method here.
The @thewelchfoundation.bsky.social Welch Conference 2025 is free to attend – in Houston or online. Theme: Drug Discovery | Oct 27–28 #SponsoredPost
Explainer: the Welch Award in Chemistry
Many people have never heard about one of the biggest awards in chemistry. Chemistry World sets the record straight.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The @thewelchfoundation.bsky.social Welch Conference 2025 is free to attend – in Houston or online. Theme: Drug Discovery | Oct 27–28 #SponsoredPost
From launch to legacy: Restek’s biphenyl phase continues to support analysts in a changing industry. #SponsoredPost
Biphenyl: 20 years of Restek innovation
How Restek's Biphenyl column changed chromatography
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November 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
From launch to legacy: Restek’s biphenyl phase continues to support analysts in a changing industry. #SponsoredPost
Model could help chemists uncover new reaction pathways by revealing hidden relationships between the forces driving chemical transformations.
Unmasking the hidden thermodynamic forces driving chemical reactions
Model links reaction energy to activation energy
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November 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Model could help chemists uncover new reaction pathways by revealing hidden relationships between the forces driving chemical transformations.
Six years after the recommendation was made to the House of Commons, the UK’s furniture and fire safety regulations have been amended to remove bioaccumulating chemicals from certain baby and children’s products.
Flame retardants no longer required in many UK baby and children’s products
Move should reduce exposure of children to chemicals that have come in for criticism for their persistence and bioaccumulation
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November 2, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Six years after the recommendation was made to the House of Commons, the UK’s furniture and fire safety regulations have been amended to remove bioaccumulating chemicals from certain baby and children’s products.
Promethean has completed an initial shipment of 4 tonnes of the material.
UK firm reaches tonne scale MOF manufacturing
Promethean Particles's continuous flow process can produce carbon-capturing material at 100kg/hr
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November 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Promethean has completed an initial shipment of 4 tonnes of the material.
Vanessa Seifert on what to keep in mind when talking about genuinely chemical discoveries.
What makes a scientific breakthrough truly chemical?
Why MOFs are a great choice for the Nobel prize in chemistry
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November 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Vanessa Seifert on what to keep in mind when talking about genuinely chemical discoveries.
A ‘groundbreaking new synthetic approach’ to Swern oxidation has been developed by a group at the University of Greenwich. What potential does this hold for the future of oxidation?
A current take on the Swern oxidation
Electrochemical update to a classic reaction trades cryogenic conditions for room temperature, to selectively convert primary and secondary alcohols into aldehydes and ketones
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November 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
A ‘groundbreaking new synthetic approach’ to Swern oxidation has been developed by a group at the University of Greenwich. What potential does this hold for the future of oxidation?
Business editor Phillip Broadwith shares his thoughts on the future of spin-outs in the face of a changing investment climate.
Spin-out support is stretched thin
University entrepreneurs need more consistent help to bridge the gap betweeen ideas and businesses
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November 1, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Business editor Phillip Broadwith shares his thoughts on the future of spin-outs in the face of a changing investment climate.
Age is no barrier to starting a PhD. Three current students share how their wider life experiences have been an asset to their research.
Starting a chemistry PhD as a mature student
The benefits and challenges of returning to academia after a period away
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October 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Age is no barrier to starting a PhD. Three current students share how their wider life experiences have been an asset to their research.
Radium monofluoride could help physicists investigate the standard model, owing to radium-225's unusual pear-shaped nucleus.
Physicists hope to probe standard model with misshapen radium monofluoride
Effect never observed in a molecule could help adjudicate between competing models of nuclear structure
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October 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Radium monofluoride could help physicists investigate the standard model, owing to radium-225's unusual pear-shaped nucleus.
Nine @thewelchfoundation.bsky.social Welch Award winners later won Nobel Prizes. Might this prize have predictive power?
Explainer: the Welch Award in Chemistry
Many people have never heard about one of the biggest awards in chemistry. Chemistry World sets the record straight.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Nine @thewelchfoundation.bsky.social Welch Award winners later won Nobel Prizes. Might this prize have predictive power?
Scientists are voicing their concerns over two beamlines at the Australian Synchrotron are at risk of closure because of a lack of funding.
Researchers decry plans to close beamlines at Australian synchrotron
Infrared and terahertz spectroscopy lines under threat
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October 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Scientists are voicing their concerns over two beamlines at the Australian Synchrotron are at risk of closure because of a lack of funding.