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Volume 94, Issue 31
Volume 94, Issue 31
Urine, sweat, and lotions all react with treated pool water to form chemical by-products, but the jury’s still out on whether those by-products are harmful to your health
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Volume 94, Issue 31
August 1, 2016 Issue, Vol. 94 | Iss. 31
Urine, sweat, and lotions all react with treated pool water to form chemical by-products, but the jury’s still out on whether those by-products are harmful to your health
(pp. 28-32)
Features
Science & Technology
C&EN’s curated list of things to do, people to see, and science to learn (p.24)
News of the Week
Legionnaires’ outbreaks in Flint linked to city’s water problems
Corrosion in drinking water pipes allowed deadly bacteria to flourish
(p.3)A tomato that can travel and doesn’t taste like cardboard
Researchers find a gene that slows down ripening but doesn’t sacrifice flavor or color
(p.5)Structures of ‘hot’ cancer target solved
Knowing HDAC6’s configuration could help researchers design therapeutics
(p.5)Analysis provides a glimpse at the lifestyle of our single-celled ancestors
Researchers discover that the last universal common ancestor between bacteria and archaea likely lived in a hydrothermal vent, fixed nitrogen, and relied on hydrogen and carbon dioxide
(p.6)Sniffing out a new antibiotic
A powerful antimicrobial weapon emerges from the bacterial battle in our noses
(p.6)Busting a myth about mechanochemical crystallization
Adding varying amounts of liquid yields multiple crystal forms
(p.7)Research teams characterize complete Alzheimer’s fibrils
Studies provide atomic-level view of full dimeric fibrils of key Alzheimer’s-related peptide
(p.7)Exxon, SABIC plan Gulf Coast ethylene cracker
Project marks first major U.S. shale gas play for Saudi Arabia’s SABIC
(p.10)Tesla spurs demand for lithium chemicals
Albemarle, FMC, and others to boost output of lightest metal
(p.10)Brexit pondered at European science conference
U.K. scientists state need to retain funding, mobility
(p.11)Firms tout resilience, cost-cutting in difficult quarter
Consumer spending, agriculture among bright spots in earnings
(p.11)Brazil proposes new policy for chemicals
Draft legislation would require registration of substances
(p.14)New York requires nail salon ventilation to protect workers
Businesses have five years to comply
(p.14)U.S. agencies could cut researchers’ administrative burdens
GAO calls for uniform information collection requirements, cutting data requests for applicants
(p.14)Departments
Business
Mercury and gold give way to polymer composites, alternative cavity treatments, and new tooth replacement materials
(pp. 16-19)
Pennsylvania center thrives on local talent but struggles to accommodate demand
(pp. 21-23)Concentrates
(pp. 12-13)
(pp. 12-13)- Ag boosts deal values
- Metabolix winds down biopolymers business
- Electric plane glides to a finish
- Thomas Swan links with graphene center
- LG Chem invests in elastomers
- Greenlight sees value in Chemours
- Indigo raises funds for plant microbes
- Huntsman spin-off to include textiles
- Astellas boosts Cytokinetics pact
- Lilly’s Lechleiter to retire
- GSK to invest in three U.K. facilities
- J&J opiates unit goes to SK Capital
- Business Roundup
ACS News
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Science & Technology
Urine, sweat, and lotions all react with treated pool water to form chemical by-products, but the jury’s still out on whether those by-products are harmful to your health
(pp. 28-32)
C&EN’s curated list of things to do, people to see, and science to learn
(p.24)
Conocer la configuración de HDAC6 podría ayudar a los investigadores en el diseño de fármacos.
(p.5)
在人类鼻腔内的细菌之战中，出现了强有力的抗菌武器。
(p.6)Concentrates(pp. 8-9)
(pp. 8-9)Career & Employment
Science fiction inspires physical chemistry professor turned NSF program director
(p.26)