Bacteria is the new black: Scientists create microbes that make self-dyeing textiles
For sustainability-minded fashionistas, materials made by fast-growing, eco-friendly bacteria offer an appealing alternative to leather or faux plastic replacements such as “pleather.” Yet coloring or adding patterns to these bacterial textiles can still mean working with environmentally harmful dyes. A study published last week in
Nature Biotechnology
may offer a solution:
genetically engineering bacteria to produce melanin pigment
so the material can
dye
itself
.
“This is an example of how biology can provide products that not only have remarkable properties, but can also...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 9, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Cash Dividend On The Way From Air Products & Chemicals
On 3/28/24, Air Products & Chemicals will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $1.77, payable on 5/13/24. As a percentage of APD's recent stock price of $237.56, this dividend works out to approximately 0.75%, so look for shares of Air Products & Chemicals to trade 0.75% lower — all…#airproductschemicals #apd (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
EPA Cracks Down on Toxins Threatening Those Living Near Chemical Plants
TUESDAY, April 9, 2024 -- Are you one of the estimated 104,000 Americans who lives within six miles of factories that spew organic chemicals into the air? New rules issued Tuesday by the Environmental Protection Agency might make your life... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 9, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Chemical Plants Must Curb Ethylene Oxide, Chloroprene Emissions Under New EPA Rule
The EPA said the rule, once in effect, will reduce emissions of both chemicals from covered processes and equipment by almost 80%#epa (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The everyday fruits and veg found to contain 'forever chemicals' - full list
More than half of 3,300 foods and drinks tested in 2022 were found to contain residue of pesticides, a report found. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Are YOU unknowingly eating 'forever chemicals'? Shock study reveals up to 95% of fruit and vegetables sold in the UK contains toxic substances thought to cause cancer and damage the heart
A government testing programme checked fresh produce on sale in the UK, some of which had been imported from overseas. It found 95 per cent of strawberries contained PFAS. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Silver coin boom in medieval England due to melted down Byzantine treasures, study reveals
Chemical analysis reveals origin of coinage that stimulated trade and helped fuel development of new towns from seventh centurySeveral decades after theSutton Hoo burial, starting in about AD660, there was a sudden rise in the number of silver coins in circulation in England, for reasons that have long puzzled archaeologists and historians.The new rush of silver coinage stimulated trade and helped fuel the development of the new towns springing up at the time – but where did it come from? Were the Anglo-Saxon kings recycling old Roman scrap metal? Or had they found lucrative sources from mines in Europe?Continue reading....
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 8, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Esther Addley Tags: Archaeology Science England UK news Source Type: news
Shin-Etsu to bolster chip supply chain with first Japan plant in 56 years
TOKYO -- Shin-Etsu Chemical will build its first new plant in Japan in 56 years, Nikkei learned Monday, amid a growing push by Japan to beef up its semiconductor supply chains. The plant, to be completed in 2026, will produce photoresists and other materials used in the semiconductor…#tokyo #shinetsuchemical (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Oceans send " forever chemicals " back to land
Forever chemicals can actually be reemitted into the atmosphere by ocean waves, a new study has found. The findings from researchers at the Department of Environmental Science at Stockholm University in Sweden, published in Science Advances, debunked the belief that per- and polyfluoroalkyl…#sweden #scienceadvances #pfas #iancousins #atlanticocean #bosha #denmark #matthewsalter (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Pervasive in Water Worldwide, Study Finds
A global survey found harmful levels even in water samples taken far any obvious source of contamination. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Delger Erdenesanaa Tags: Global Warming Greenhouse Gas Emissions Water Pollution Chemicals PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances) Research Nature Geoscience (Journal) Source Type: news
Roche and Alnylam present positive results from the Phase II KARDIA-2 study of zilebesiran added to standard of care antihypertensives in patients with inadequately controlled hypertension
The KARDIA-2 study met its primary endpoint demonstrating additive, placebo-adjusted systolic blood pressure reductions of up to 12.1 mmHgat month three. These results were statistically significant and clinically meaningfulZilebesiran demonstrated an encouraging safety and tolerability profile when added to standard of care antihypertensives Basel, 7 April 2024 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) and Alnylam today released detailed results from the Phase II KARDIA-2 study evaluating the efficacy and safety of a single subcutaneous dose of zilebesiran when added to one of three standard of care (SOC) antihypertensives. T...
Source: Roche Investor Update - April 7, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Decaf coffee is not safe for human consumption, health advocacy group warns
Some health advocacy groups are arguing that decaffeinated coffee is not safe for human consumption. Those groups are petitioning the FDA to ban methylene chloride, a key chemical used to remove caffeine. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, that chemical is used for…#fda (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Decaf Coffee Contains a Horrifying Poison, Experts Say
For fans of decaffeinated coffee, we have some bad news. The not-so-buzzy version of coffee can harbor a chemical that can cause cancer, CNN reports, which has health and environmental activists pushing to have the substance banned for its use in making decaf coffee. Methylene chloride is the…#fda #mariadoa #swisswaterprocess (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The risk associated with organophosphorus nerve agents: from their discovery to their unavoidable threat, current medical countermeasures and perspectives - Voros C, Dias J, Timperley CM, Nachon F, Brown RCD, Baati R.
The first organophosphorus nerve agent was discovered accidently during the development of pesticides, shortly after the first use of chemical weapons (chlorine, phosgene) on the battlefield during World War I. Despite the Chemical Weapons Convention banni... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 6, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Evidence of Dangerous ‘ Forever Chemicals ’ Found in Bandages
Many brands of bandages may contain PFAS chemicals, according to a new report commissioned by Environmental Health News (EHN) and the consumer watchdog site Mamavation. Of the 40 bandages they analyzed in a lab, 65% contained signs of PFAS chemicals.
Also known as “forever chemicals,” because that’s approximately how long they linger in the environment, there are at least 12,000 types of PFAS. The health consequences of PFAS exposure are unclear. But this class of chemicals has been linked by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to increased risk of certain cancers, decreased fertility, high blood...
Source: TIME: Health - April 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
