All Asia articles – Page 10
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PodcastCacodyl
It made Robert Bunsen seriously ill, Michael Faraday thought it 'barbaric' to use in battle and even Fritz Haber – the 'father of chemical warfare' – abandoned it after a fatal accident in his lab. This week, Mike Freemantle tells the story of tetramethyldiarsine, otherwise known as cacodyl.
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BusinessPfizer to close two manufacturing plants in India
Closures will lead to the loss of 1700 jobs – almost 6% of the pharma giant’s manufacturing workforce
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NewsChemist’s rescue mission saved doctoral student trapped in Isis war zone
Lund University analytical chemistry professor hired mercenaries to free her PhD student and his family from Islamic State territory
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ResearchChloroform poses new threat to ozone recovery
Models of observational data trace anthropogenic emissions back to China
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NewsTop Taiwanese chemist cleared on corruption charges
Allegations of insider trading and corruption led to Wong Chi-huey resigning as head of the nation’s academy
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OpinionMaki Kawai: 'Researchers in Japan should speak English'
The Chemical Society of Japan’s president on the future of Japanese research
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PodcastMyristicin
The spice that gives your Christmas eggnog its distinctive taste and aroma is also a toxic narcotic that played an important role in international history
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NewsSci-Hub blocked in Russia following ruling by Moscow court
Founder of site that illegally hosts millions of journal papers has said she will ignore court ruling
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NewsFears of regulatory backlash in wake of gene-edited babies scandal
Chinese scientist behind birth of twins with edited DNA shows little remorse for his actions
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PodcastCaryophyllene
A biologically active compound from the biblical balm of Gilead, said to ‘heal the sin-sick soul’ and mentioned at the marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
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BusinessIndia moves to ban cocktail drugs
Government injunction on 328 fixed dose combinations is strongly opposed by manufacturers
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OpinionCombining Lewis acid and redox catalysis
Organic phenalenyl cations perform a dual role without transition metals
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BusinessLandmark China cancer drug full approval ‘first of a wave’
Chi-Med’s fruquintinib is a result of China’s evolving drug innovation and regulation
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NewsChemist confused for French architect in Russian monument
Wikipedia blamed for depicting wrong person in tribute to the architects of St Petersburg
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CareersThe heart of Japan
Beyond Kyoto, the Kansai region boasts iconic cities, characterful culture, and powerhouses of innovation
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NewsIndia’s early efforts to tackle scientific fraud fail to impress
Attempts to crackdown on plagiarism and predatory publishing don’t go far enough, scientists say
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NewsIs China the technology powerhouse it claims to be?
Policy change looks to move away from scientific hype
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NewsIndia hastens to regulate GM food
Study highlights marketed products containing GM material without official permits