ACS News Service Weekly PressPac: November 11, 2015
ACS News Service Weekly PressPac: November 11, 2015
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Commercial sea salt samples purchased in China contaminated with microplastics
Tiny plastic bits, collectively known as called microplastics, are showing up in bodies of water around the world, and are accumulating in aquatic creatures, including fish and shellfish. Now scientists, after testing a sampling...
Snake venom could make surgery safer for patients on blood thinners
Preventing blood clots with drugs such as heparin has become a common practice for fighting some heart and lung conditions, and for certain surgeries. But patients who take them also need their blood to clot to heal incisions...
Imitating synapses of the human brain could lead to smarter electronics
Making a computer that learns and remembers like a human brain is a daunting challenge. The complex organ has 86 billion neurons and trillions of connections — or synapses — that can grow stronger or weaker ...
What metabolism could reveal about aging and mortality
Why some people live much longer than others is an enduring mystery. Now, based on a study of a worm, scientists are getting one step closer to understanding longevity. They report in ACS' Journal of Proteome Research...
Chemical safety board could halt new investigations while it reboots
Under new leadership, the Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) is hitting the reset button to put its embattled past behind it. The federal agency charged with investigating and issuing recommendations on chemical accidents wants to set an ambitious timeline...
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ACS Editors' Choice
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ACS National Meeting News
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ACS Webinars®
The Chemistry of Addiction
Thursday, Nov. 12, 2 - 3 p.m. ET
Along with physiology and psychology, chemistry plays an important role in addiction. Natural processes can be diverted or disrupted by exogenous agents such as ethanol, nicotine, cocaine, methamphetamine or heroin leading initially to a pleasurable feeling but ultimately to dependency. Join Anthony Rappé from Colorado State University in this ACS Webinar as he reviews the brain chemistry that leads to neuronal modification and addiction.
Toolkits on Global Challenges/Research Funding
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ACS Press Release Archive
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ACS Videos
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ACS Video of the Month
The World's Smallest Robots - by Reactions
Nanomachines — including nano-sized motors, rockets and even cars — are many orders of magnitude smaller than a human cell, but they have huge promise. Watch the video to find out why.
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C&EN Video Spotlight
What is the Gut Microbiome?
Right now, trillions of bacteria and other tiny organisms living in and on your body are making molecules that could influence your health and behavior. Speaking of Chemistry helps explain how.
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