Eastman To Buy Solutia
Acquisitions: Eastman says the purchase will be immediately beneficial to earnings

On The Origin Of Sugars
Prebiotic Chemistry: Experiments reveal a possible path to forming the sugar in RNA

A Measure Of Titanium Dioxide
Commercial Product Analysis: Because of TiO

Protein Drugs That Are Easy to Take
Biopharmaceuticals: Crowded protein nanoclusters produce highly concentrated, injectable suspensions of the drugs

New Compound Corrects Badly Behaved RNA
Targeting RNA: Small molecule binds to trinucleotide repeats associated with Huntington’s disease

UT researchers' innovation addresses major challenge of drug delivery
(University of Texas at Austin) A new physical form of proteins developed by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin could drastically improve treatments for cancer and other...

Space Weather Center to add world's first 'ensemble forecasting' capability
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) Goddard's Space Weather Laboratory recently received support under NASA's Space Technology Program Game Changing Program to implement "ensemble fore...

The secret life of proteins
(Northwestern University) Researchers have identified a new and unusual role for a key player in the human immune system. A protein initially believed to regulate one routine function...

SFU scientists to wow non-scientists at AAAS
(Simon Fraser University) Three Simon Fraser University researchers known for generating passion about science -- Nancy Forde, Sophie Lavieri and Sarah Johnson -- will be talking up s...

OHSU discovery may lead to new treatment for Rett Syndrome
(Oregon Health & Science University) Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have discovered that a molecule critical to the development and plasticity of nerve cells - brai...