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Research Funding

Trump nominates COVID-19 policy critic to lead the NIH

Jay Bhattacharya rose to prominence by championing herd immunity


The push to mine gold without mercury

UN-backed group helps small-scale miners in the Philippines find a safer alternative–often sodium cyanide

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Agriculture

Noninsecticidal agrochemicals alter insect behavior

Many noninsecticidal chemicals used in agriculture could contribute to insect population declines


Toxic food packaging chemicals found in humans

Mammary carcinogens found in food packaging are also found in human blood samples

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Fluorination

Simple method converts fluorspar into fluorochemicals

Generating common fluorinating agents directly from the mineral avoids the dangers of hydrogen fluoride


New techniques use visible light to destroy PFAS

Novel light-activated catalysts tear apart carbon-fluorine bonds in the forever chemicals