All Comment articles – Page 14

  • Opinion

    Help or harm?

    2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Are we sufficiently aware of the potential for chemistry to be misused?

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    The complex paradox of science

    2012-04-01T00:00:00Z

    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

    2012-04-01T00:00:00Z

    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

    2012-04-01T00:00:00Z

    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

    2012-04-01T00:00:00Z

    James Parry argues that safeguarding the integrity and quality of research is best achieved through cultural and not regulatory means

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    Comment

    2012-03-28T09:45:43Z

    Ireland must match recent research investment efforts with appropriate research integrity oversight or risk losing public support, says Maura Hiney

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    Comment

    2012-02-23T13:12:04Z

    To secure public confidence in nanotechnology, we must learn from the past, says Donald Bruce

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    Column: Totally Synthetic

    2012-02-23T13:01:00Z

    Scholarisine A

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    Comment

    2012-02-23T11:38:27Z

    Ian Churcher and Alan Nadin call for the development of more robust synthetic tools to improve small molecule survival rates in the perilous journey from lead to drug

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    Column: Totally Synthetic

    2012-01-27T10:21:39Z

    Asteriscunolide D

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    Comment

    2012-01-27T10:00:21Z

    Manoj Mehrotra discusses the rapid rise of outsourcing strategies in research, development and manufacturing

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    Comment

    2012-01-27T09:55:52Z

    The private sector offers significant benefits to public sector labs hampered by bureaucracy and financial constraints, argues Quentin Maxwell-Jackson

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    Comment

    2011-12-22T10:38:19Z

    News of chemistry departments reopening is welcome, writes Jim Iley, but departments must think carefully about how to ensure their success

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    Comment

    2011-12-22T10:37:01Z

    A new network aims to bring the power of interdisciplinary innovation to bear on global food issues. Laura Barter, Stuart Dunbar, Angela Karp and Rudiger Woscholski explain

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    Comment

    2011-12-22T10:14:36Z

    David Fox argues for the creation of a centralised repository for small molecules to harness research efforts in drug discovery

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    Column: Totally Synthetic

    2011-12-22T10:14:35Z

    Dragmacidin D

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    Opinion

    Column: Totally Synthetic

    2011-11-28T15:10:00Z

    (-)-Gymnodimine

  • Opinion

    Forgotten pioneers

    2011-11-28T15:03:00Z

    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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    Comment

    2011-11-28T14:57:01Z

    Nicole Moreau looks back on a year of chemistry

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    Comment

    2011-10-27T08:44:37Z

    We must improve the chemistry between industry and society, says Graeme Armstrong