All articles by Anthony King
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BusinessAdnoc to buy Covestro, continuing expansion into polymers
€15 billion deal sees Gulf oil producer looking to future growth beyond fuels
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BusinessDrug companies reluctantly accept state price negotiations
As legal challenges fall flat, will industry’s claims of stifled innovation be borne out?
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BusinessUS approves schizophrenia drug with new mode of action
Cobenfy promises to better address negative symptoms than existing antipsychotics
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BusinessUK’s Grangemouth refinery will close in 2025
Petroineos will convert site into a fuel import terminal with loss of 400 jobs
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ResearchTherapeutic proteins can hitch a ride on parasite to bypass blood-brain barrier
Toxoplasma could be delivery agent for protein drugs – provided parasite can be made safe
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NewsWeight-loss drugmakers bet billions on boosting supplies
Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk invest to expand in-house manufacturing of GLP-1 drugs
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NewsMetallic nodules sought by deep sea miners could be making oxygen in the depths
Water-splitting at the bottom of the Pacific holds intriguing implications for the origin of life on Earth – and further afield
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ResearchNew gene-editing tool found in bacterium could carry out extensive genome remodelling
Highly selective mechanism can insert, remove and flip large portions of DNA
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NewsNineteen journals shut down by Wiley following delisting and paper mill problems
Issues with manufactured manuscripts are a problem the whole publishing industry faces
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NewsFour new research centres launched with €104 million from Science Foundation Ireland
Advanced manufacturing, neurological disease and bioeconomy concept to support 600 roles
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BusinessPan-cancer approval shows huge potential for antibody–drug conjugates
Enhertu gains approval based on gene expression rather than tumour location
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ResearchHow HIV drugs have changed over the decades
From one big pill that only prolonged lives a few months, through the 20 pills a day years to modern combination therapies, treating HIV is a science success story
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ResearchMicrobial enzymes cut a path towards universal blood for transfusions
Slicing off glycans revealed new, previously unknown antigens that must be removed to produce O-type blood
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NewsPlastic chemicals review reveals thousands of compounds have little safety data
Existing scientific knowledge on hazards of plastic chemicals compiled in dossier for decision makers
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ResearchConcerns raised over health effects of chemicals leaching from food packaging
Gene assays reveal disruption to cell receptors crucial for hormonal and metabolic control
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FeatureHow microbes influence our brain health
Our gut microbiome has been linked to conditions such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. Anthony King reports on the connections
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BusinessChemours suspends chief and senior executives over accounting issues
Auditors to investigate issues around whistleblowing and financial management
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BusinessBig deals confirm renewed interest in radiopharmaceuticals
Acquisitions of RayzeBio and Point Biopharma highlight the potential of targeting radioactivity directly to tumour cells
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ResearchStriking reptilian fossil discovered in 1931 found to be fake
280-million-year-old lizard ‘fossil’ was mostly painted on