News of colleges ending their chemistry majors have chemists and administrators worried. But while the problem is real, ...

They say complexities of human sex require more inclusive definitions, and research data need to reflect biological ...

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Lee Penn and Argo Farlin argues that the American Chemical Society and wider chemistry community should do more to fully include transgender and nonbinary constituents. As C&EN’s inbox often reflects, ...

Techniques like CRISPR promise improvements for crops, but policy and perception hurdles mean they may never take root in the ...

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Researchers find ligand that interacts with the transcription factor FOXA1, which is involved in breast and prostate cancers ...

A deadly, Ebola-like virus called Marburg is currently causing an outbreak in Rwanda. The country declared an outbreak of ...

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In 2022, the American Chemical Society Board of Directors approved a 5-year pilot program to offer $25,000 per person in ...