American Chemical Society

Not sure which talks to check out at next week’s meeting of the ACS (American Chemical Society), well how about taking your pick from this short list that caught my eye:

  • Prozac could extinguish freshwater mussels
  • California scientists control Argentine ants, naturally
  • Brown seaweed could be the next herbal cure for overweight
  • Pesticides and Parkinson’s disease
  • Biodegradable ‘napkin’ could help quickly detect, identify biohazards
  • Functional foods featured
  • Tiny fuel cells could do away exploding laptop batteries altogether
  • New Orleans “toxic soup” a less serious problem than initially believed
  • Chemistry lays path for stem cell therapy