All Columns articles – Page 52
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OpinionIs junk DNA all garbage?
A brouhaha in biology shows that uncovering what we don’t know is more important than arguments about what we do, says Philip Ball
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OpinionIt's life, but not as we know it
A living cell that uses artificial bases in its DNA heralds a profound development for chemistry, says Mark Peplow
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OpinionThe wisdom of clouds
Kai Kohlhoff discusses the promise and pitfalls of doing science with distributed computing
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OpinionMandelalide A
New reactions need to belong in a synthesis, says BRSM, not be forced in for show
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Opinion
Indigo and Indian independence
Until Gandhi intervened in 1917, farmers were forced to grow indigo and cash crops instead of food crops
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OpinionFrack and blue
Shale gas will do little to improve the competitiveness of Europe’s chemical industry, argues Mark Peplow
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OpinionEngineering serendipity
It takes more than random stumbling to find new reactions, says Derek Lowe
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OpinionFlashback: 2004 – love for the library
The Royal Society of Chemistry gave members access to the Knovel library
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OpinionStrength in numbers
For all the value it provides, analytical chemistry doesn’t get the recognition it deserves, say Mark Powell and Steven Lancaster
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OpinionFlashback: 2004 – soapy artworks
Soap was found to have formed on the surface of some oil paintings
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OpinionHow to survive a nuclear bomb
Flash, blast and radiation – is it possible to live through a catastrophe?
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OpinionA wide open competition
The Chemistry World science communication competition comes to fruition
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Opinion'No sexuality please, we're scientists'
David Smith wonders why gay scientists seem to stay unseen, and asks does it matter?
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OpinionA war on smog
Chemistry can be a force for good in tackling China’s pollution, says Mark Peplow
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OpinionKnown unknowns
New molecules with unpredictable biological activity deserve sensible amounts of respect, says Derek Lowe