Super peas
A type of ‘super pea’ may help control blood sugar levels and could reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes, according to a new UK study which suggests incorporating pea flour into foods. Read more in C&I Magazine.
Ginseng root for AD
A bacterium found in the soil surrounding roots of ginseng plants could provide a new approach for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, Korean researchers claim. They say they have discovered a novel class of compound that disperses the two types of protein clusters associated with Alzheimer’s at the same time. Read the article in C&I magazine.
Energy futures
Energy has not escaped the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. The International Energy Agency (IEA) has described it as ‘a tumultuous year for the global energy system. The crisis has caused more disruption than any other event in recent history, leaving lasting scars for years to come. Read the C&I article.
Space biomining feasible
To explore what happens to microbes known to leach metals out of rocks, and whether they could perform in space as they do on Earth, nine years ago Cockell and colleagues from various European institutions proposed the BioRock experiment to send bacteria living on rocks to the International Space Station (ISS), (Nat. Commun., doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-19276-w). Read more in C&I magazine.
Missing climate costs
Global investors have written to almost 40 of Europe’s largest companies to ensure the Paris Agreement on climate change is factored into financial reporting. They want climate risks to be included in corporate accounting and audits. Read the C&I news article.
Climate controversy
A controversial new climate model predicts even if no more man-made greenhouse gases were emitted, temperatures will rise for centuries to come. Read more in C&I magazine.
Getting ready
Harry Swan, CEO of UK chemical manufacturer Thomas Swan, is urging businesses to act now to be ready for new trading rules between the UK and EU. He says his firm has already taken action to prepare for the end of the Transition period on 31 December 2020, and he’s calling on others to do the same. Read the comment in C&I magazine.
AI to predict cell growth
Researchers from Teesside University, UK, have explored how computational modelling techniques may be deployed to better predict the growth rate of living organisms. Their results should help scientists to understand how cell cultures react under different conditions, they report. Read more in C&I Magazine.
Business digest
All the latest mergers and acquisitions, major projects and investments throughout the chemical industry for December 2020.
Anti-clumping therapy for AD
Swedish researchers have reported a new way to treat Alzheimer’s disease that boosts how the body attacks problem protein clumps in the brain. Read more in C&I Magazine.