Using light-activated drugs in cancer therapy helps make treatment more precise – while also reducing the debilitating side effects.
The regular subcutaneous injection of insulin is crucial in the treatment of type 1 diabetes.
UK-based global petrochemicals giant Ineos is investing $2bn in building its first ever manufacturing plants in Saudi Arabia.
If smart evolution is getting results with less trial-and-error, then a group at the ETH are certainly doing this.
A US report alleges that India is among the top five provenance economies for counterfeit goods, a claim flatly denied by the Indian government, which claims it is an attack on affordable generic drugs.
The EU’s proposal of a 90% collection target for PET beverage bottles by 2029 is unlikely to be met without significant investment. To put this number into context, the 2017 European PET beverage bottle collection rate averaged 58%. In volume terms, the EU would need to collect twice as many bottles, by weight, in 2029, compared with 2017.
Scientists in Israel say they can convert dairy wastewater into phosphorus fertiliser.
Brazilian state-owned energy group Petrobras is selling its 34% stake in Argentinean natural gas processor Compañia Mega, which it owns with Argentina’s Repsol YPF and Dow Chemical. Mega owns a gas separation plant in Argentina’s Loma La Lata gas field and a fractionation plant at Argentina’s key Bahia Blanca petrochemicals complex.
University of British Columbia (UBC) researchers have designed a laser system that they say could revolutionise diagnosis and treatment of conditions such as skin cancer and eye diseases. It allows doctors to scan tissue, detect any abnormalities, and then perform ultra-precise surgery without cutting into the skin.
As DNA sequencing is increasingly adopted — from clinical applications to species conservation — it may be surprising to learn that accuracy continues to be a challenge for many sequencing technologies.