Chemistry
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Waistline Worry: Common chemicals might boost obesity
A family of chemicals implicated in testosterone declines may also be contributing to recent spikes in obesity and diabetes.
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Scrubbing troubles
Triclosan, an antibacterial agent found in many soaps, may increase a person's exposure to a potentially toxic chemical.
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Lighting up for uranium
A portable sensor could make it possible to rapidly detect environmental uranium contamination.
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Magnet makeover
A new family of magnets may be a first step toward organic versions of the familiar metal objects.
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Fish Killer Caught? Ephemeral Pfiesteria compound surfaces
Scientists claim to have found an elusive algal toxin implicated in massive fish kills along the Mid-Atlantic coast in the 1990s.
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Switch Hitters: Antibacterial compounds target new mechanism to kill microbes
Recently discovered ribonucleic acid segments, called riboswitches, may become prime targets for new antibacterial drugs.
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For sweat’s sake
Soldiers and emergency crews may one day find comfort as well as safety in their chemical-protection gear, now that researchers have created a breathable, chemical-blocking composite material.
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Happy fish?
Researchers have detected antidepressant drugs in the brains of fish captured downstream of sewage-treatment plants.
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Together and apart
Chemists report the first chemical reaction that can split apart and recombine the two atoms in molecular hydrogen without using an expensive metal catalyst.
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Chemical Pop-Up Books
Chemists and engineers have designed two-dimensional structures that self-fold into functional, three-dimensional objects, such as miniature chemistry laboratories and drug-delivery devices.
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Were Viking landers blind to life?
The Viking landers may have missed potential signs of life when they explored Mars in 1976.
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Unnatural success
Chemists report the first synthesis of a promising antibiotic that other researchers recently discovered in nature.
