All Columns articles – Page 6
-
Opinion
The classic sandwich
Ferrocene turned our understanding of structure and bonding on its head
-
Opinion
The UK has rejoined Horizon Europe, but the delays have been costly
The deal to rejoin the EU’s science programme makes sense for the country and it’s well overdue
-
Opinion
Resistant to change
Curbing industrial practices that drive antimicrobial resistance needs tighter regulation and enforcement
-
Opinion
Surviving in the war of all against all
Cancers and bacteria develop resistance to drugs in remarkably similar ways
-
Opinion
Navigating the literature torrent
It’s humanly impossible to filter and read everything worthwhile – let’s embrace assistance
-
Business
Antibodies face Alzheimer’s reality
Companies are convincing regulators, but will doctors use them, and will providers pay for them?
-
Opinion
The heavy appeal of liquid metals
The shiny and dense fluids offer both ancient mystery and future promise
-
Opinion
The end of chemical warfare
With a final push we might see these terrible weapons disappear from the world in our lifetime
-
Opinion
Whiteboards and napkins
How chemical intuition and guesses become the precise numbers of chemistry
-
Opinion
Bringing drug manufacturing back home
Pharmaceutical supply chains are international, complex and opaque. Is there a better way?
-
Opinion
Returning to the moon
It’s been a while, but space agencies are starting to plan their trips back to our satellite, with the goal of building semi-permanent bases
-
Opinion
Regulators must follow their heads, not their hearts
The 2019 US approval of antibiotic Recarbrio seems not to have met the normally expected standards
-
Opinion
Lessons from Lieber
The prosecution of Charles Lieber has had a chilling effect on US researchers, leaving them uncertain about collaboration with overseas programmes
-
Opinion
Battery materials going up in smoke
We cannot afford to simply throw away, rather than recycle, these valuable resources
-
Opinion
Will a court overturn abortion drug’s approval?
Tangle between regulation and politics makes uncomfortable viewing from industry
-
Opinion
Nursing success – what next for UK science?
Policy prescriptions for research need cross-party support
-
Opinion
Meeting the tigers of the lab
Practical teaching strikes a balance between removing hazards and learning to respect them