All Columns articles – Page 3
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OpinionCritical metals supply strained
Conflict - both military and political - is having profound effects on supplies of a wide range of materials
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OpinionThe future of oil refining in the UK
Can plants adapt to be compatible with a lower-carbon environment?
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OpinionNon-hallucinogenic psychedelics
Chemical insights and advances are contributing to a new therapeutic avenue for mental health conditions
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OpinionSafety is everyone’s responsibility
Maintaining culture and investment is key, especially in the absence of incidents
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OpinionIgnoring women’s health shouldn’t be an option
Developing therapies for conditions that predominantly affect women is a neglected, but enormous, opportunity
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OpinionWomen are not just another confounding factor in drug development
Ignoring physiological differences between the sexes is indefensible
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OpinionRebuilding pharma supply chains
Multinationals are promising huge US investments, but it’s not all because of Trump’s policies
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OpinionIran port explosion highlights issues of shipping hazardous chemicals
Intersecting regulations and jurisdictions mean rules can be accidentally or deliberately overlooked
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OpinionIn search of truth and rules
To codify and predict ever more complex phenomena is one of science’s great drivers
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OpinionQuality research under threat as budgets are being squeezed
Researchers are once again being asked to turn less into more
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OpinionGiving companies room to grow
Can shopping centres and offices become urban lab spaces for innovative companies to grow and scale-up?
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OpinionPolymorphs matter – especially when they might disappear
Disappearing polymorphs offer a fascinating example of the dark arts of crystallisation
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BusinessAcceptable levels of (epi)genetic engineering
Amplifying or silencing genes may be preferable to permanently changing genetic code
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OpinionTrump’s tariff stand-off
Piling cost and complexity to stretched global supply chains will hit industries hard
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OpinionWelcome to the MegaPharm target selection and project resourcing meeting
Overheard recently in a seminar room near you…
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NewsThey break it, we all pay for it
GK Chesterton’s legacy goes beyond his Father Brown detective novels and explains why tearing down institutions harms us all
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OpinionGetting into the weeds of the glyphosate debate
Assessments of the risk posed by the controversial herbicide depend on how the evidence is weighed
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BusinessUS reviews chemical incident prevention planning rules
Risk Management Program has been extended and rolled back under successive governments
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OpinionWeight loss drug supply races
With official shortages ended, but the first generics gearing up for launch, companies are looking for the next generation of drugs