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Chemical Regulation

EPA targets air, climate, other rules in deregulation blitz

Agency proposes 31 regulatory actions for review and potential removal, including membership on scientific advisory committees


White House pulls CDC director nomination hours before hearing

David Weldon says he was told he didn’t have the votes to be confirmed

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Genomics

Olga Dudchenko's genomics work revealed why woolly mammoths were so woolly

The applied physicist explains how the structure of 52,000-year-old genes hint at the biology of an extinct animal


Plant defense compound disarms bacterial syringe

Erucamide, a fatty acid amide produced by plants, has antibacterial properties and may be useful as an ecofriendly pesticide

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Synthesis

2 ways to stick nitrogen into alkenes

2 new methods expand synthetic chemists’ options for cutting double bonds and installing new bonds to nitrogen


Carbon-atom transfer with spiro style

New reagent sticks carbon atoms onto olefins to create unusual 3D structures