All History articles – Page 10
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OpinionInsulin as a murder weapon
Forensic experts can tell if high insulin levels have a natural or criminal cause
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OpinionLetters: August 2021
Readers discuss etymology and national service, and question if we should celebrate someone with Nazi links
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OpinionKathleen 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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FeatureOne 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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OpinionWhat’s revolutionary about the Chemical Revolution?
How an event in chemistry shaped philosophy
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OpinionMabel 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
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OpinionAre we giving chemicals bad names?
Does it matter that we use a mixture of old and systematic names for chemicals?
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NewsUC Berkeley to auction off digital mementos of Nobel prize discoveries
Sale of digital data related to cancer immunotherapy and Crispr will be used to finance research
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OpinionStable isotopic analysis identifies unknown casualties of war
Humanitarian aid provided by forensic science
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OpinionLife as a chemist in the second world war
Margaret Appleton shares the recollections of her father Robert Hopkins, a chemist at the De Havilland Aircraft Company
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ResearchTooth isotope analysis proves ancient Greek historians wrong
Analysis of ancient soldiers’ 2500-year-old remains suggests they were foreign mercenaries rather than the locals contemporary historians described
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OpinionIda Noddack and the trouble with element 43
The German chemist discovered one element and may have been the first to suggest nuclear fission – but her legacy is troubled, as Rachel Brazil discovers
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Research3D-printed ‘digital ivory’ saves antique artworks – and maybe elephants
‘Digory’ will be invaluable for restoration projects, and could help prevent ivory poaching that threatens the survival of wild elephants
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OpinionPolly Porter, crystallography pioneer
Marelene and Geoff Rayner-Canham examine one of Dorothy Hodgkin’s mentors, who never studied at school or university
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OpinionMary Sherman Morgan: The best kept secret in the space race
Anna Demming reveals the scientist who invented the fuel that powered the first US satellite into orbit, yet died with barely a trace on record of her achievements