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Feature

Putting the F in pharma

Adding fluorine to drug molecules can be tricky, but is often worthwhile. Rachel Brazil talks to the chemists trying to tame the ninth element

Round table discussion

Feature

Low concentration chemicals spur toxicological debate

Improved analytical techniques mean tiny amounts of endocrine disrupting compounds or PFAS can be found in many places. But is it a problem? Anthony King talks to the scientists on both sides of the fence

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News

What on earth is going on with research funding in the US?

Untangling what the Trump administration’s directives and executive orders mean for federally funded science

Hydrogen fuel

News

Is hydrogen the future for cars? Manufacturers haven’t given up on it yet

Zero-emissions cars are dominated by batteries but some carmakers think hydrogen still has a part to play

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Research

Protein cement is the trick to how ticks stick

New insight into bioadhesive proteins could aid development of future biomedical tissue sealants

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Read my lipstick

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The forensic techniques distinguishing between cosmetic details

Sperm cells

How natural nanomotors could propel new drug delivery systems

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Biological cells including bacteria, sperm cells and microalgae show promise for precision treatments

NIH

Scientific institutions have a long history of anticipatory obedience

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Societies should learn from this and speak up to support inclusion

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Donna Nelson: ‘Being the science advisor to Breaking Bad was so much fun’

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The well-known organic chemist on growing up in a small Oklahoma town, asking demographic questions and advising a hit television series

Why the chemistry community needs to engage with curriculum reviews

By

A level grade boundaries are one source of dissatisfaction for chemistry educators 

Exploring the on-screen image of chemists

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From Frankenstein to Breaking Bad and beyond

Vogel’s textbooks and their international impact on teaching

By

A shared reference that we risk losing in a digital age

Letters: February 2025

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A reader argues for greater use of quantum chemistry in Iupac definitions

Markita Landry in the laboratory looking at a sample

Research

This nanotechnology expert works with both plant and brain cells

Could Markita Landry’s research group be any more interdisciplinary?

NIH

Opinion

Scientific institutions have a long history of anticipatory obedience

Societies should learn from this and speak up to support inclusion

Opinion

Donna Nelson: ‘Being the science advisor to Breaking Bad was so much fun’

The well-known organic chemist on growing up in a small Oklahoma town, asking demographic questions and advising a hit television series

Opinion

Exploring the on-screen image of chemists

From Frankenstein to Breaking Bad and beyond

Careers

New UKRI terms do more to acknowledge the diversity of PhD researchers

But further stipend increases are needed to fully widen access to doctoral study

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