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James Fraser Stoddart obituary: chemist and nanotechnology pioneer who built molecular machines
An early love of construction toys led the Scottish chemist to thread molecules together, opening up a new field of chemistry ...
70 countries have banned this pesticide. It’s still for sale in the U.S.
Paraquat has drawn scrutiny for its possible links to Parkinson’s disease. It’s one of the most widely used pesticides in the ...
At 24, Kerala Woman Faces Death Penalty In 'Rarest Of Rare Case': What She Did
A 24-year-old woman, Greeshma, has been sentenced to death in Kerala for the 2022 murder of her boyfriend, Sharon Raj, in a ...
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Kerala Court Delivers Justice in High-Profile Murder Case
In a landmark judgment, a Kerala court sentenced Greeshma to death for the murder of her boyfriend, Sharon Raj, in 2022. Her ...
Herbicide Under US Scrutiny Over Potential Parkinson's Link
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has long maintained that the herbicide is safe for use under strict regulations ...
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Herbicide banned in 70 countries linked to Calif. health problems, officials say
A weed-killing pesticide banned in over 70 countries was recently found to have potentially adverse affects on public health and wildlife in California, according to officials. Preliminary ...
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Calif. pesticide regulator stops short of linking paraquat and Parkinson’s
The Department of Pesticide Regulation issued preliminary reports Monday on health and ecological risks linked to paraquat, a weedkiller that’s banned in more than 60 countries but nowhere in ...
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California pesticide regulators links herbicide paraquat to risks to wildlife, human health
In their preliminary findings released this week, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation concluded that the herbicide paraquat caused harm to wildlife and human health, including thyroid ...