All Columns articles – Page 58
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Opinion
DNA waves don't wash
Philip Ball asks why a spectacular claim seems to have been overlooked. Sometimes science doesn’t work the way it’s supposed to
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OpinionA self-assembled periodic table
Philip Ball unpacks the instructions for a new periodic table
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OpinionTarget acquired
Knowing a drug’s exact biochemistry has never been a prerequisite for approval, says Derek Lowe, and nor should it be
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OpinionLab’s labourers lost?
How long should scientists stay at the bench, asks Derek Lowe. How long is a piece of string?
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OpinionFlashback: 1988 – chemical weapon collaboration
Russian and British teams discuss chemical warfare as a step towards a ban
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OpinionChange: the only constant
Jim Al-Khalili discusses the risks involved in switching to a new area of research and invites chemists to take a quantum biology leap
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OpinionA carbon-based future
Society should be prepared to see its reliance on fossil fuels continue long into the 21st century, says Arno de Klerk
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OpinionHelium reserves under pressure
Researchers should get ready for ballooning prices, warns Mark Peplow
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Opinion
Pactamycin
Labelling a molecule 'inaccessible to synthesis' is a red rag to a bull, says Paul Docherty
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OpinionFlying: heavier or lighter than air?
Hydrogen balloons have fallen out of favour, except in chemistry demonstrations
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OpinionCompulsory licences: necessity or threat?
Are compulsory licences for patent-protected drugs a necessary measure, or a threat to innovation?
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The name's (quadruple) bond?
Philip Ball discusses the contentious issue of C2 bonding. Dare we draw four lines?