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OpinionWhat next for the US’s China Initiative after the case against MIT’s Gang Chen falls apart?
The US’s probe into researchers’ ties to China and potential theft of intellectual property stands on a knife edge
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The chemist’s gambit
If artificial intelligence can revolutionise chess, what might it do to chemistry?
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Mohammad Seyedsayamdost: ‘I ended up being a lab lifer’
The innovative biochemist on a love of lab work and the importance of saying no
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Ned Seeman’s legacy
A system based on DNA ‘tiles’ can embody Darwinian evolution, raising new possibilities for understanding natural selection and materials development
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The law of conservation of data
AI and machine learning are useful and powerful, but they need high quality data inputs that aren’t available yet for drug discovery
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Mental health in science
How Zoë Ayres has used social media for advocacy and to increase visibility
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Letters: January 2022
Readers reminisce, consider the limits of trust and continue the debate on chemical nomenclature
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When regulatory cooperation goes too far, we all lose
Were FDA staff unduly influenced by Biogen in approving Alzheimer’s antibody?
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How do you seal your vials?
The challenge of keeping reagents free of moisture and air took Twitter by storm
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The career importance of community service work
Community work enhances a scientist’s skills, whatever career stage they’re at
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Picturing the future
If we don’t embrace the vision of a sustainable future, who will bear the climate costs?
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Don’t let the burden of proof squeeze the life out of ideas
Extraordinary claims can be extraordinarily stimulating
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Why eating a sleigh’s worth of candy canes is a bad idea
Like any compound, the festive flavour of peppermint can be harmful in high doses
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Letters: December 2021
Readers discuss the environment and greener fuels, and speculate on chemistry’s role in the first world war
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A clouded view of industry emissions
Standards and auditing are sorely needed if emissions targets are to be upheld
