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OpinionA prescription for chemists
The public seem to confuse chemist with pharmacist, so how does a pharmacist feel about this?
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Better cooking through chemistry
Science and food have been courting each other for over a decade, says Ali Bouzari. It’s time to commit
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The nuclear danger of iodine
It may not be an element you think of as problematic. But, as Mark Foreman explains, iodine causes very complicated problems in nuclear accidents
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Flexible, faster formulation
The chemical using industries remain central to UK economic recovery, explains Simon Rushworth
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Be careful what you wish for
Measuring R&D productivity is a thorny issue. Dennis Lendrem urges the pharmaceutical industry to learn from its mistakes.
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Setting the record straight
Everyone makes mistakes, says François-Xavier Coudert. But in science, everyone has to correct them too
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Target ignorance to tackle resistance
Countries like India are bearing the brunt of antibiotic resistance, and education could be a key tool in tackling its spread
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Indian science at the crossroads
S Umapathy, from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, surveys the Indian scientific landscape
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What we mean when we talk about bonds
Santiago Alvarez delves into the debates and disagreements that surround one of chemistry’s most fundamental concepts
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Reflections on the REF
Richard Catlow and Graham Hutchings evaluate the state of chemistry research and find it enjoying rude health
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Public health is the bottom line
To safeguard society, regulators must be free from the influence of industry interests, says Martin Pigeon
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Good science, bad science?
Paul Leonard is concerned by industry’s exclusion from policy panels – it’s the science that matters, not who pays for it
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Not all science is created equal
John Ioannidis explains why researchers should be curious about the differences between disciplines
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An escape plan
Karin Bodewits suggests that academia’s chairs might hold more women if they have a clear view of the exit
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Carl Djerassi - chemistry and theatre
Carl Djerassi explains his move from distinguished chemist to ‘intellectual smuggler’
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In defence of metrics
Are metrics a necessary evil, or can they be a force for good? Anthony Olejniczak sticks up for stats
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The energy to fight injustice
Giving the world carbon-free energy means putting nuclear energy back on the agenda, says James Hansen
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Of atoms and aesthetics
From molecular representations to elegant syntheses, Tami Spector considers the ways chemists find beauty in their work
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We need to talk about Nagoya
Darren Smyth explains why the Nagoya Protocol could become a problem for European research
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The wisdom of clouds
Kai Kohlhoff discusses the promise and pitfalls of doing science with distributed computing
