All articles by Emma Stoye – Page 27
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Business
GSK investigates bribery claims in the Middle East
Leaked emails claim GlaxoSmithKline bribed Iraqi doctors and healthcare officials
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Anadarko agrees $5bn clean-up settlement
Record fine will address pollution at mining and manufacturing sites across the US.
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Contamination troubles strike GSK
GlaxoSmithKline is warned over contamination at an Ireland plant, and has recalled Alli from US retailers over tampering concerns.
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Business
Lilly wins cancer drug patent dispute
Alimta patent will last until 2022 after US court rules in Lilly’s favour
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News
London launches Europe-wide hydrogen vehicles project
The city will get a hydrogen fuel station, and new fuel cell powered cars will be market-ready by 2015
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Research
Calculations predict new form of phosphorus
Flat layers of ‘blue phosphorus’ may have ideal properties for nano-electronics
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Business
Pharma giants plan new public–private collaborations
AstraZeneca and GSK will partner with UK academics to work on early drug discovery
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Research
Super sensitive test hones in on performance enhancing drugs
A simple new method makes existing tests a thousand times more sensitive
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Research
Molecular drill bits attack tuberculosis
Researchers in the US have designed three new peptides that break through bacterial cell walls
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ResearchElectronic tag dissolves in water
A radio tracking tag made completely of soluble components for eco-friendly disposal
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BPA substitute made from paper industry leftovers
Plant-derived plastic shows the benefits of BPA without the toxicity
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Piece of Earth’s interior ‘ocean’ found in diamond
Water-rich mineral points to vast stores of water 500km underground
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Business
Bayer agrees seed firm takeover in Argentina
Bayer CropScience seeks to grow South American seed business
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NewsConvicted chemist was ‘sole bad actor’ at US drug lab
Report concludes Annie Dookhan was only bad apple at lab but 40,000 drug cases may need revisiting
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Research
Buckyballs form up into quasicrystal layer
Fullerenes can form penrose tile patterns on the surface of quasicrystalline alloys
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Business
Evonik acquires US silicic acid ester supplier
German chemicals giant expand functional silane production in the US with Silbond purchase
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Research
Mass spec backpack for chemical analysis on the go
Portable analyser can detect explosives, chemical weapons and drug out in the field
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Scientists blend standard air
Synthetic air for monitoring atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide and methane prepared in the lab
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ResearchYellowstone spews out ancient helium
Volcanic activity at Yellowstone National Park is releasing helium trapped in the Earth’s crust for billions of years