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Science journalist, currently at MIT and writing for Science's daily newsletter, ScienceAdviser.

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A Planetary System That Breaks the Rules

A Planetary System That Breaks the Rules

The unexpected arrangement of exoplanets around a star more than 100 light-years from Earth might change how …

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Betelgeuse's Elusive Companion Might Be Making Waves

Betelgeuse's Elusive Companion Might Be Making Waves

Astronomers have detected a moving wake of gas in the outer layers of Betelgeuse, offering fresh evidence for…

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Sarah McBride, on Unearthing Human Stories in Silicon Valley

Sarah McBride, on Unearthing Human Stories in Silicon Valley

The KSJ Fellow and former Bloomberg reporter reflects on skepticism, storytelling, and sourcing on a fast-evo…

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A Conversation with Cigarettes After Sex's Greg Gonzalez

A Conversation with Cigarettes After Sex's Greg Gonzalez

Cigarettes after Sex is *the* bedroom pop group, currently traveling around the world and whispering sweet no…

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Again acquires industrial biotech veteran Genomatica

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By Ana Georgescu
| Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) Verified
Again has acquired the industrial biotechnology company Genomatica in a deal that combines a young carbon dioxide-to-chemical firm with one of the longest-standing developers of biobased chemicals. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Genomatica, founded in 1998 and based in San Diego, has spent nearly 3 decades developing and licensing fermentation processes for chemicals traditionally made from fossil feedstocks, including 1,4-butanediol (BDO) and nylon precursors.
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New screening platform expands the search for molecular glues

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By Ana Georgescu
| Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) Verified
Molecular glues are small molecules that draw two proteins together, bringing a disease-related protein into contact with an enzyme that tags it for degradation. By tapping into the cell’s own recycling machinery, the approach could eliminate proteins linked to diseases that have long resisted conventional drugs. But finding new molecular glues has remained largely a matter of chance.
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New analysis rewrites the recipe for Rivera’s first mural

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By Ana Georgescu
| Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) Verified
Walking through the halls of the Former College of San Ildefonso in Mexico City, visitors encounter the first mural the Mexican government commissioned from Diego Rivera, titled Creation and painted in 1922 and 1923. The sprawling work depicts the creation of humankind and features allegorical representations of the arts and of Christian virtues. But look at it with a chemist’s eye and another story emerges from the materials Rivera used to make it.
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