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Volume 95, Issue 24
Volume 95, Issue 24
Plant scientists are using the gene editing method to make higher-quality, more sustainable agriculture products, but consumer acceptance is not guaranteed
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June 12, 2017 Issue
Volume 95, Issue 24
June 12, 2017 Issue, Vol. 95 | Iss. 24
Plant scientists are using the gene editing method to make higher-quality, more sustainable agriculture products, but consumer acceptance is not guaranteed
(pp. 30-34)
Features
Science & Technology
Experimental challenges contributed to the controversy over claims of creating the elusive material (pp. 16-17)
Science & Technology
El profesor de Química y bloguero de Compound Interest Andy Brunning explica las drogas detrás de la crisis de salud pública (p.24)
Science & Technology
Chemical educator and Compound Interest blogger Andy Brunning explains the drugs behind the public health crisis (p.24)
Cover Story: CRISPR: A new toolbox for better crops
These four foods are ripe for CRISPR gene editing
Agriculture observers see tomatoes, mushrooms, wheat, and corn among the first to benefit from the hot new technique
(p.33)News of the Week
Geraldine Richmond named 2018 Priestley Medalist
University of Oregon chemist honored for studies of water interfaces and worldwide promotion of chemistry
(p.3 )Revisemos lo que falló en el trágico estudio clínico de Francia
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Business
New production technologies open the door to niche applications
Pitiful performers in the 2000s, styrenic resins are now among the chemical industry’s hottest businesses
Plant scientists are using the gene editing method to make higher-quality, more sustainable agriculture products, but consumer acceptance is not guaranteed
Agriculture observers see tomatoes, mushrooms, wheat, and corn among the first to benefit from the hot new technique
Concentrates
(pp.12-13)
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- Bayer reduces stake in Covestro
- Shell makes progress in Geismar
- AkzoNobel expands micronutrients
- SK Capital buys formaldehyde maker
- Dow will move silicones plant
- City chooses activated carbon for PFOS removal
- AkzoNobel boosts R&D in Houston
- Merck, F-star join for bispecific antibodies
- Endocyte slashes staff and programs
- Synthetic Genomics makes anticancer DNA
- Novartis links with IBM for cancer care
- Business Roundup
Science & Technology
Chemical educator and Compound Interest blogger Andy Brunning explains the drugs behind the public health crisis
A comic collaboration between C&EN and ChemScrapes cartoonist Brendan Burkett
Experimental challenges contributed to the controversy over claims of creating the elusive material
Wine chemist Andrew Waterhouse talks about teaching a generation of winemakers
ACS News
Rowland and Molina’s groundbreaking discovery changed the way humans saw their impact on Earth
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