All articles by Rebecca Trager – Page 8
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NewsUNC Chapel Hill PhD student charged with killing his academic adviser
Applied physical sciences professor Zijie Yan fatally shot on campus
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NewsUS safety board warns of hurricane threat to chemical facilities
US Federal Energy Reculatory Commission overlooked hurricane threat in guidance governing transmission system planning requirements
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ResearchThe key compounds responsible for sourdough’s flavour
Researchers in Germany identified 21 tastants and odorants that make sourdough bread so unique
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ResearchHow human recreation alters river chemistry
Analytical chemists identify cocaine, pharmaceuticals and sunscreen ingredients in a Colorado river
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Research3D printing turns plant proteins into seafood alternative
New vegan food product claimed to replicate the flavour, texture and nutritional content of calamari
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NewsDispute over formaldehyde toxicity assessment escalates
US scientific academy finds EPA’s review linking formaldehyde to cancer is supported by evidence, chemical industry pushes back with lawsuit
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ResearchSpace dust has more organic contamination than the average US home
First ever analysis of persistent organic chemicals in the International Space Station’s air could guide future spacecraft design
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NewsScientists hope to illuminate unknown human proteins with new public database
‘Unknome’ database contains thousands of understudied proteins
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NewsScientists of Chinese descent leaving the US at an accelerating pace
Researchers of Chinese descent are leaving the US 75% faster since state-backed espionage investigations began in 2018
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BusinessBiogen to cut 1000 more jobs by 2025
Biotech giant has also agreed to buy Reata Pharmaceuticals for $7.3 billion
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NewsMobile mass spec provides new insight into pollutants released by East Palestine train derailment
Acrolein levels at Norfolk Southern train derailment site in late February were up to six times higher than normal
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NewsUS Chemical Safety Board’s former head accused of improper payments
Former CSB chairwoman Katherine Lemos found to have racked up about $100,000 in unallowable charges, urged to reimburse the agency
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ResearchFirst x-ray structure of radium compound gives glimpse of element’s coordination chemistry
Oak Ridge National Laboratory team determines the single crystal structure of a radium complex
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NewsStrikes spread across US as postdocs and other researchers fight for better pay and conditions
The success of high-profile strikes at the University of California system has sparked a movement that is spreading across the country
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NewsUS government bans Wuhan lab from federal funding
Citing biosafety compliance concerns, NIH’s parent agency has suspended its support for research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology
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BusinessJ&J subsidiary sues more talc researchers
Lawsuit claims another study linking talc use to cancer is fraudulent
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NewsEU gets new research commissioner-designate
If approved, economist Iliana Ivanova will work to implement Horizon Europe and start negotiations on EU’s research and innovation Framework
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BusinessEnvironmental groups claim US herbicide reapprovals were illegal
Lawsuit says Environmental Protection Agency ignored serious risks with 2,4-D-containing Enlist products
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NewsChinese researcher in Japan arrested for leaking secrets to company in China
Senior scientist at one of Japan’s largest public research organisations allegedly disclosed data on fluorine compound to a Chinese chemical manufacturer
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NewsResearch productivity is not a hostage to good safety in the lab
No decline discovered in the output of University of California chemistry labs following tighter safety rules after deadly accident in 2009