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Gut microbiota, gut flora, or microbiome are the microorganisms that live in the digestive tracts of humans and other animals. While some bacteria are associated with disease, others are particularly important for many aspects of health and mental health.

Learn more about carbon capture, storage, and reduction in our landscape view of this emerging research with unique insights.

While legal concerns may dissuade researchers from pursuing cannabinoid research, initial studies suggest potential therapeutic benefits. Read more.

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are commonly used in a variety of consumer products, including cellular phones, laptop computers, and more recently, electric and hybrid vehicles.

As the production and usage of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) has increased exponentially, their manufacturing and disposal have become subjects of political and environmental concerns.

CAS enables views into past journal and patent publications for lithium-ion battery recycling, including processes, emerging trends, and global challenges.

Learn about bioorthogonal chemistry and its applications, how it helped move the field of glycobiology forward, and what opportunities lie ahead.

Omicron's significant evolution from the original COVID-19 virus raises concerns about reinfection and vaccine evasion. This variant could potentially bypass existing immunity, threatening global pandemic recovery efforts. Explore the potential societal and economic impacts of this new challenge.

Recent clinical trials show that psychedelics, when properly controlled, could be used to treat PTSD and other mental health disorders. Learn more.

Learn about the growth and barriers of artificial intelligence (AI) and learning algorithms within the field of chemistry.

With recent mRNA booster recommendations, many ask if they should get a COVID-19 booster and what the science shows? This blog explains the science of boosters, reviews current recommendations, and examines recent research.

Learn more about the applications of lipid nanoparticles in cancer therapy, their therapeutic benefits, and their future within nanomedicine.

Newly developed microfluidic fabrication technology addresses the clinical need for scalable, precise, and reproducible solutions for vaccine production.

To mark the anniversary of the industrial accident and explosion in Beirut, this CAS Insight focuses on the role of ammonium nitrate and how weak bonds in certain chemicals can lead to instability and explosions.

The methodology behind CAS knowledge graphs enhances potential drug identification for COVID-19 treatment and other diseases.

The COVID-19 pandemic has motivated researchers across the globe to find effective drugs and therapeutics for treating the disease.

Learn more about what performance-enhancing drugs are, how they are detected, and the future development of non-targeted detection methods.

In recent years, AI application to chemistry has rapidly grown. While there has been numerous publicity about AI used in this manner, there hasn’t been a lot of in-depth analysis on its use and development in the chemistry field.

Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) have emerged as promising vehicles to deliver a variety of therapeutics in the pharmaceutical industry. Liposomal drugs, based on an earlier version of LNPs, have already been approved and applied to medical practice.

This report reviews Covid-19 vaccine research, compares the underlying technologies, the use of adjuvants and delivery systems in their application, and provides a perspective on their future direction.

The Pistoia Alliance Chemical Safety Library (CSL) is an open-access database providing access to hazardous reaction information crowd-sourced from academic, industry, and government institutions around the world. Developed and hosted by CAS, the CSL supports laboratory safety.

An overview of research on how microbial enzymes can break down plastics, which could otherwise take hundreds of years to degrade.

This in-depth CAS Insights Report discusses the chemical properties of ammonium nitrate, its hazards and safety rules, and provides a useful resource for those involved in the handling and storage of this compound.

Artificial Intelligence may be hot right now, but the smart money is investing in data. See how CAS solutions can help.

To identify potential anti-SARS-CoV-2 therapeutics, CAS scientists are building machine-learning predictive models to identify novel drug candidates for the viral targets 3 chymotrypsin-like protease (3CLpro) and RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp).