A cyanine dye that binds a subset of CSCS - The last paper highlighted in the Biomedical section in December 2019 (C&I, 2019, 11, 43) described a peptoid derivative that binds a sub-set of cancer stem cells (CSCs), apparently via the plectin protein (Science Reports, 2019, 9, 14954).
Meeting US recycled plastics content goals by 2030 would significantly alter the region’s PET resin and upstream aromatics markets. The impact would be most felt in the PET resin market, with less of an effect on the upstream purified terephthalic acid (PTA) and paraxylene (PX) markets – although the influence would still be significant.
Harnessing the power and selectivity of enzymes in organic chemistry has been for many years an evergreen topic, but recent advances that have made gene and protein sequencing far less expensive, and annotated protein sequences far more extensively available, have opened up new opportunities.
Silk materials that can wrinkle into highly detailed patterns, including words, textures and images as intricate as a QR code or a fingerprint, are now available (Y. Wang, B. J. Kim, B. Peng, W. Li, Y. Wang, M. Li, F. G. Omenetto; Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1911563116).
Trish Meek & Abigail Orozco from Thermo Fisher Scientific describe how a LIMS improved quality and regulatory compliance at a Chilean oil and gas supplier
Climate change has impacts across the globe. One of the most damaging is that it can suppress food production, with the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) anticipating widespread yield declines of 10 to 20% by 2050. Anthony King reports
Australian researchers have taken a novel approach to studying turbulence by combining quantum liquids and silicon chip technology.
Changes to the USMCA North American trade agreement that will replace NAFTA could eventually lead to lower prices for biologic medicines in the US
Researchers in Switzerland have developed molecular factories (MFs) with architecture and functionality that mimic nature.
The collapse of the Soviet Union saved billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions, a new report estimates.