Chemical News
US EPA again proposes risk management rule
Agency seeks community and worker protection; industry claims overreach
Herbicide application may be a source of atmospheric amine pollution
Researchers found that amines commonly applied alongside herbicides can readily volatilize
EPA finds more risks for the pesticide dicamba
Drifting herbicide may harm wildlife in addition to nontarget plants, agency says
Modeling malnutrition with microfluidics
Organ-on-a-chip helps scientists study genetic and nutritional factors of intestinal disease
Chemist Valerie Sheares Ashby has spent 30 years working to achieve inclusive excellence
So, what will she do when she heads a university she believes already has?
Functional group not directly on metal changes its behavior
Linking an imido group to a Lewis acid spurs nickel to flip its C–H activation selectivity
Chicago hosts ACS Fall 2022 meeting
Meeting highlights included programming on sustainability and diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect
Steve Trim evaluates venoms to aid drug discovery
His start-up Venomtech builds libraries of bioactive molecules that pharma companies can mine for drug candidates
EPA should check for more chemicals in drinking water, advisers say
Science Advisory Board recommends more bisphenols as candidates for monitoring and an expanded definition of PFAS
EPA updates policy for assessing risks of new chemicals
Agency requires modeling all potential exposures, even those below certain thresholds
Codagenix attracts DOD funding for synthetic biology approach to dengue vaccine
The firm will get $4 million to develop the jab by modifying viral genomes
Extremophile enzyme links lipid tails
Iron-sulfur clusters are key to coupling unactivated carbons