Letters from Chemistry World readers – Page 8

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    Letters July 2013

    2013-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Defending bees, new antibiotics and a fixation on nitrogen.

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    Letters May 2013

    2013-10-25T00:00:00Z

    From comments on fascinating fungus, to the discussion of spiritual science and charity in the lab.

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    Sensational science

    2013-04-17T00:00:00Z

    Was the discovery of Richard III's remains hyped by the press?

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    The art of thinking

    2013-01-11T00:00:00Z

    Students are too busy to think and academics won't sit still. There may be trouble ahead.

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    Hard day's night

    2012-12-06T00:00:00Z

    Chemists' working habits seem to have little regard for office hours. Should we resist the trend toward working longer?

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    Evolution's evolution

    2012-11-21T00:00:00Z

    Unraveling evolution takes more than just Darwinism and genetics

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    Top of the MOFs

    2012-10-31T00:00:00Z

    Yes, they can hold on to hydrogen but MOFs also need to learn to let go

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    Martin Fleischmann (1927–2012)

    2012-09-06T00:00:00Z

    A colleague recalls the achievements and personality of the electrochemist at the centre of the cold fusion debacle

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    The bees needs

    2012-09-05T00:00:00Z

    A bee keeper's plea for agrichemical honesty

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    Remediate with carbonate

    2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

    An option for destroying stockpiles of chemical weapons seems to have been overlooked

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    Rings of truth

    2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Olympicene isn't the only molecule capable of Olympic feats

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    In defence of salt

    2012-06-01T00:00:00Z

    It's the dose that makes the poison

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    Fracking lacking concerns

    2012-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Fracking coverage must acknowledge the potential environmental impact

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    Open access overture

    2012-06-01T00:00:00Z

    It's not just academics who are interested

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    The unusual suspects

    2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

    There are more elements in pharma than are dreamt of in Derek Lowe’s philosophy

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    Seeing the light

    2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

    If big pharma won't bring photodynamic therapy to market, somebody should

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    Truth about science

    2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Poor quality research and a lack of scientific rigour are more harmful to science than misconduct

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    Letters: May 2012

    2012-04-27T09:12:00Z

    The article ’Making Light Work’ (Chemistry World, April 2012, p52) coincided with an alarming Daily Telegraph article relating the near-catastrophic increase in antibiotic resistance due to misuse by the NHS and in agriculture. It seems that big pharma is no longer interested in infection control for two reasons: Any ...

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    Grant clarity

    2012-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Applicants do not help their proposals by the apparently careless way in which they sometimes present their applications

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    Letters: April 2012

    2012-03-28T10:56:00Z

    As an affiliate member of the Natural Environment Research Council’s (NERC’s) peer review college, I would like to comment on the article about NERC’s intention to reduce the number of uncompetitive proposals submitted for funding (Chemistry World, March 2012, p17). For several years, I have helped in ...