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OpinionDragmacidin D
Why do we make functional groups? That might come across as the dumbest question of the year, but there’s actually a point behind it. The majority of functional groups present in the synthetic intermediates in a synthesis don’t make it to the target - they are consumed, ...
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Rewards of repurposing
Derek Lowe discusses how companies are increasingly trying to do more with the compounds they already know a lot about
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Letters: December 2011
Metals and metalloid elements in the environment have a major impact on human, animal and plant life as seen in the recent Hungarian red mud catastrophe. Some elements like calcium, iron, zinc etc serve as essential nutrients without which life fails to thrive, whereas lead, cadmium, mercury, arsenic, antimony and ...
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An explosive release of gas
An explosion is the sudden release of gas, creating a sonic report
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Sightly scientific environments
Philip Ball admires the artistry of contemporary science buildings and a few old masters too
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OpinionWheatstone's Bridge
Of all the paradigms of science, the idea of equilibrium is one of the most fundamental
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Forgotten pioneers
Who were the women that first led the way for female professional chemists? Marelene and Geoff Rayner-Canham reveal the story
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Editorial: Celebrating every day
This time last year, we were preparing for the launch of the International Year of Chemistry