Bea Perks
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Willow promises new medicines
Investigating tree’s metabolites throws up much more than aspirin
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Conduct and misconduct
After high profile hoaxes, the scientific community is looking to ensure that researchers maintain high standards of research integrity. Bea Perks reports
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Goodenough rules
Bea Perks profiles a veteran scientist whose fundamental and applied research continues to shape the world we live in
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The worldwide chemist
Bea Perks profiles Martyn Poliakoff, the internet’s favourite ‘mad professor’
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Green packaging blues
Plastic packaging is ubiquitous, but uses precious resources and goes straight to waste. Bea Perks takes a look
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Orphans come in from the cold
Rare diseases are less rare than you might think, reports Bea Perks, and finding drugs for them can mean big business
- Careers
Company Profile: Semiconductor start-up
Bea Perks reports on a company developing printable circuits, where any setbacks are viewed as positive learning experiences
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Who's who: Recruitment agencies for the pharma sector
Bea Perks looks at how to get the best out of a recruitment agency when you're looking for a career in the pharmaceutical sector
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Extreme potential
The world's least hospitable environments are treasure troves for synthetic organic chemists and drug developers, reports Bea Perks
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Profile: Career development of a development chemist
Daniel Bayston enjoys a varied career in pre-clinical drug development, writes Bea Perks
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The insider: From ivory tower to global powerhouse
Investing in universities doesn't just provide us with great universities, reports Bea Perks.
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On the origin of proteins
A series of mistakes over 3.7 billion years has left us with a spectacular array of protein structures and functions, which are responsible for life itself, writes Bea Perks
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The Educated Chemist: A firm foundation
Bea Perks finds out about a new breed of foundation degree being developed for and by the UK chemical sector
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Profile: Consider the evidence
Forensic analyst Raychelle Burks explains that real-life forensic scientists have rather more paperwork on TV. Bea Perks is relieved to find they don't carry guns, either
- Careers
Managing change: Reasons to be cheerful
Getting the economy back on track calls for innovation, and that calls for a mobile job market, says Bea Perks
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The insider: Chemical public relations
Publicising your results and explaining their significance to the wider public has an obvious value to society. But it's good for your career too, reports Bea Perks
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Gold fever
The catalytic potential of gold nanoparticles was overlooked for years, but researchers are making up for lost time, writes Bea Perks