Chemists Without Borders has moved!

Hi, Everybody, Sorry to have been gone for so long. Chemists Without Borders has a new mailing address and phone numbers, shown near the top of the

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Biomass Chemicals: From Green Plants to Chemistry, by Mitch Jacoby

Look Inside >> July 6, 2009 Chemicals from the Garden: Advances in Biomass Chemistry transform plant matter to valuable chemicals. I recommend

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Liver function and acetaminophen….

Image via Wikipedia I was just reading an interesting article on a potential dialysis for the liver in acute cases, and ran across this (From

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The Simple Dollar – Seven Steps Towards Minimizing Your Junk Mail and Unwanted Calls

Image by Getty Images via Daylife Seven Steps Towards Minimizing Your Junk Mail and Unwanted Calls This is a page of good advice and tools to

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Rural China farmers joining the motor age.

By Don LeeMay 27, 2009 Source:http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-chinacars27-2009may27,0,7594127.story Copyright 2009 Los Angeles Times 202 West

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Common Chemistry – Search Chemical Names and CAS Registry Numbers

Image via Wikipedia Common Chemistry – Search Chemical Names and CAS Registry Numbers In a collaboration with Wikipedia, the American Chemical

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NIH to develop drug pipeline for rare diseases. But. . . .

Look Inside >> May 25, 2009 Check out this article. The NIH is to find solutions for orphan diseases (possibly schistomiasis, among others)

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Research Resurrection – C&EN – May 25, 2009

Lisa Jarvis, at C&EN‘s Northeast News Bureau has a nice two-page article on the revival of a World War II-era anti-malarial research

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Jazz for Peace benefit for AIDSfreeAFRICA – be there or be square!

This is from Erika Power. Even if you can’t go yourself, you can always send a check or click the Jazz for Peace picture and donate in support.

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Persistent Organic Pollutants Treaty Now Includes PFOS and Brominated Flame Retardants

Cheryl Hogue, a senior editor at C&EN, published the following note (Chemical & Engineering News Digital Edition – May 18, 2009):

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Children Accused of Witchcraft

Image via Wikipedia Image via WikipediaAccording to ABC News, yesterday, throughout the Congo children are being accused of practicing witchcraft

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11th Annual Workshop on Brominated Flame Retardants

Image via Wikipedia Dr. Arlene Blum (Executive Director, Green Science Policy Institute) provided this report from the 11th Annual Workshop on

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