All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2004-2009 – Page 83
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Review
Asymmetric synthesis
When searching for texts on asymmetric synthesis, this book might not be the first one I would pick up
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Review
Lab bench secrets
The transition from chemistry undergraduate to research scientist is one which comes as a rather abrupt shock to many students of organic chemistry
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Review
Authoritative guide to global warming
A former government science adviser challenges his readers to face up to realities
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Feature
The icing on the cake
A deeper understanding of the biological role of sugar molecules is transforming drug design. Susan Aldridge finds out more
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Feature
Raman reinvented
Raman spectroscopy is no longer an insensitive technique. Tom Westgate finds out how this advancing technology offers new possibilities in biology and security
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Feature
The graphene challenge
Atom-thin sheets of carbon are taking the materials world by storm. Richard Van Noorden discovers that now is the perfect time for chemists to join the party
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Opinion
Letters: April 2008
From Jeremy Tomkinson, Adrian Higson and Geraint Evans We found the article ’Flawed policies encourage damaging biofuels’ (Chemistry World, February 2008, p6) to be disappointingly unbalanced. The provocative titles used for the piece do little to stimulate a reasoned and scientific debate in this immensely complex subject. The RSC has ...
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Opinion
Letters: March 2008
From Martin Humphrey A group of scientists in New Zealand recently announced that they had genetically modified onions in such a way as to eliminate the lachrymator. Having spent many years studying the chemistry of this phenomenon, I would like to assure them that they will also have removed the ...
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Feature
Malaria no more?
Has malaria finally met its scientific match? Victoria Gill finds out whether a fresh round of research funding could put an end to the killer disease
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Careers
Ana Belén Elgoyhen – 2008 L'Oréal/Unesco Women in Science winner
Ana Belén Elgoyhen is one of the winners of the 2008 L' Oréal/Unesco Women in Science awards. Sarah Houlton meets her
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Opinion
A dose of realism
The recent row over antidepressants reminds us how little we know about the brain, says Derek Lowe
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Opinion
Explosive inspiration
Peter Wothers describes the lure of the large-scale chemistry experiment