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German chemicals giant Bayer says to produce Curevac vaccine

Chemicals giant Bayer announced Monday it will produce from 2022 a coronavirus vaccine that fellow German pharmaceuticals company CureVac is developing. “I am happy to tell you that we have the necessary capacities to produce CureVac’s mRNA-based vaccine,” Bayer’s head of pharmaceuticals Stefan Oelrich told reporters. He added that the company aimed to produce 160 […]

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A dust-up: Microbes interact with harmful chemicals in dust

The dust that settles throughout our homes and offices almost always contains bits of chemicals that can cause problems for the human endocrine system, scientists say. But a new study indicates that the microbes we track into buildings—the microscopic bacteria and other microorganisms that thrive on our skin and outdoors—can help break those chemicals down. […]