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A new antibiotic uses sneaky tactics to kill drug-resistant superbugs
Scientists have developed a molecule that kills off bacteria that are resistant to existing antibiotics.
By Laurel Hamers | 1:00pm, September 12, 2018
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Scicurious | Chemistry
Want to build a dragon? Science is here for you
By Bethany Brookshire | 12:15pm, April 26, 2018
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News in Brief | Chemistry
Using laser tweezers, chemists nudged two atoms to bond
By Maria Temming | 2:00pm, April 12, 2018
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News in Brief | Chemistry
Toxic chemicals turn a new material from porous to protective
By Maria Temming | 8:00am, April 05, 2018
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News | Chemistry
Birds get their internal compass from this newly ID’d eye protein
By Dan Garisto | 7:00am, April 03, 2018
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News | Chemistry
How honeybees’ royal jelly might be baby glue, too
By Susan Milius | 7:00am, April 02, 2018
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News | Chemistry
Toxins from the world’s longest animal can kill cockroaches
By Susan Milius | 7:00am, March 30, 2018
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News | Chemistry
‘Nanobot’ viruses tag and round up bacteria in food and water
By Carolyn Wilke | 11:36am, March 27, 2018
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News | Chemistry
How bees defend against some controversial insecticides
By Dan Garisto | 2:41pm, March 22, 2018
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News | Chemistry
Extreme cold is no match for a new battery
By Maria Temming | 7:00am, March 02, 2018
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