Pandemic strands graduate students and postdocs
Hundreds of young scientists are stuck in their home countries because of canceled flights or closed embassies. The delays will affect the trainees, their labs, and chemistry departments worldwide
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Bringing drug production back to the US
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Cannabis research stalled by federal inaction
US scientists face numerous barriers to studying health effects of cannabis
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Developing countries face diagnostic challenges as the COVID-19 pandemic surges
The Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics is at the forefront of efforts to expand testing in low- and middle-income countries
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Pandemic strands graduate students and postdocs away from their labs
Hundreds of young scientists are stuck in their home countries because of canceled flights or closed embassies. The delays will affect the trainees, their labs, and chemistry departments worldwide
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