All Culture and people articles – Page 38
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Opinion
Molly Shoichet: ‘We fail every day’
The Canadian biomedical engineer on failure, politics and celebrity science
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Opinion
Kathleen Culhane Lathbury – an industrial pioneer
Nina Notman tells the story of the interwar industrial chemist whose analytical skill and persistence saw her outmanoeuvre sexism and prove her research aptitude
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Opinion
Science is political
The personal values held by scientists should influence the accolades they receive
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Podcast
Science in Black and White by Alondra Oubré – Book club
Exposing racially biased research by delving into the nature versus nurture debate
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Research
Invisible graphene veil protects paintings from fading
Thin layers of graphene could prevent up to 70% of light-induced colour fading
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Opinion
Time to effectively address academic bullying
The Academic Parity Movement supports researchers at risk of discrimination and abuse in academia
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Feature
One hundred years of insulin
Mike Sutton looks at the journey the diabetes treatment took from the Toronto miracle to mass-production – via a controversial trip to Stockholm
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Webinar
Is chemical recycling of plastics the future?
Join us to find out how the existing recycling system works, where we are with chemical recycling, and the opportunities and challenges it presents for the future of recycling
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Business
Engineering microbes to degrade contaminants
Allonnia is using synthetic biology to tackle major environmental challenges like PFASs, metals and plastic waste
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Opinion
Letters: July 2021
Readers discuss whether air rifles or bomb disposal techniques are best for dealing with waste chemicals
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Opinion
What’s revolutionary about the Chemical Revolution?
How an event in chemistry shaped philosophy
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News
Maria Leptin appointed next president of European Research Council
German biologist takes charge after year-long search for new head
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Careers
Publicly criticising employers is a valid way to raise concerns
Workplaces won’t improve unless people are able to speak up about their experiences
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Research
Protein-shaped sweets help students understand complex molecular structures
Edible protein models that can be identified by mouth could make chemistry education more inclusive to blind and visually impaired students
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Opinion
Mabel FitzGerald and the mystery of oxygen sensing
Katharine Sanderson celebrates the tenacious and brilliant researcher who came tantalizingly close to describing oxygen sensing, a concept that earned the Nobel prize over 100 years later