All Columns articles – Page 63
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The complex paradox of science
Science can provide solutions for society, says Rutger van Santen, but only if it is given the freedom to find the unexpected
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Be careful what you wish for
The struggle for a single unitary European patent may be close to an end, says Darren Smyth, but we must still hold out for an agreement that performs as it should
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Integrity governance, a no brainer
Ireland must match recent research investment efforts with appropriate research integrity oversight or risk losing public support, says Maura Hiney
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Integrity begins at home
James Parry argues that safeguarding the integrity and quality of research is best achieved through cultural and not regulatory means
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It's all about presence
I finished last month’s editorial with a question (more about your responses later)
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Flashback: 2002 – Puck's potion
Taking up a challenge from the other RSC - the Royal Shakespeare Company
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Indoxamycin B
It has always been the rearrangement reactions that did their best to elude my eye
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Letters: April 2012
As an affiliate member of the Natural Environment Research Council’s (NERC’s) peer review college, I would like to comment on the article about NERC’s intention to reduce the number of uncompetitive proposals submitted for funding (Chemistry World, March 2012, p17). For several years, I have helped in ...
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Letters: March 2012
The article ’Silver soils’ (Chemistry World, February 2012, p36) highlights some interesting recent events relating to the environmental impact of silver residues. While a wealth of evidence exists to show that silver ions are toxic to lower organisms, there is less evidence that nanocrystalline or other forms of silver present ...
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Scholarisine A
Ring strain is a fascinating phenomenon - one that is best understood with plastic modelling kits, wearing safety specs for ring sizes of four or less. These smaller rings are packed with energy, resulting from both tight bond angles (deviating from the tetrahedral ideal of 109.5?), and ...
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OpinionThe elements of drug design
Drug discovery requires experimentation, says Derek Lowe. But chemists can be reluctant to stray from the elements they know and love
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Skin deep science
Philip Ball takes a critical look at the science behind an anti-ageing cream and discovers there's some truth in its sugar-coated claims