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Revolutionising RSV prevention

2023-07-12T13:00:00+01:00By

New vaccines and a long-acting antibody aim to protect older adults and babies from respiratory syncytial virus

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Environmental groups claim US herbicide reapprovals were illegal

2023-06-30T15:01:00+01:00By

Lawsuit says Environmental Protection Agency ignored serious risks with 2,4-D-containing Enlist products

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Recycling plastic with enzymes

2023-06-27T13:47:00+01:00By

Carbios can return even hard-to-recycle polyester fibres and textiles to their constituent monomers

Biorefinery

Bio-based plastics compete for space

2023-06-21T11:45:00+01:00By

From drop-in replacements to new polymers, what role will renewable materials play in a sustainable future?

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UK diverges from EU rules with cosmetics animal testing ban

2023-06-09T13:08:00+01:00By Vanessa Zainzinger

UK will no longer allow Reach-required animal tests intended to prove worker safety

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US supreme court confirms Amgen’s cholesterol antibody patents invalid

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Decision could mean patent descriptions need to be even more detailed, and hence expensive

Seqens/PCI Synthesis pharmaceutical plant

Deadly explosion and fire at US pharmaceutical plant

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One worker killed and four hospitalised at Seqens in Newburyport

Ludhiana incident

11 dead after toxic gas leak in India

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Victims were instantly overwhelmed by gas, which left high concentrations of hydrogen sulfide in air

Chemours

UN asked to investigate ‘human rights violations’ by Chemours

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Local campaigners claim PFAS emissions from US plant violate various rights, including to clean water and a sustainable environment