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OpinionBecause it isn’t there
Why do chemists do what they do? The underlying philosophy for many of us is the same as it has been for centuries
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Jim West’s marvellous microphone
Ainissa Ramirez highlights an African American scientist who created one of the most used technologies of our modern age, but whose name is barely known by the general public
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A call for open science student leaders
Crowdsourcing talent for project coordination, data management, communication and dissemination
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Letters: February 2022
Readers investigate June Lindsey’s legacy, question policy and celebrate vaccination
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Zafra Lerman: ‘I used art, music, dance, drama, poetry, animation, anything’
The influential science diplomat on teaching chemistry through the arts and doing almost impossible things
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The shadow of drug resistance
Why do some medicines stop working, and can we avoid it for Covid-19 antivirals?
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A transition metal handyman
Using nickel templating to promote a large molecule for organic electronics
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Unbend the spirit of science
New research reveals racial profiling among scientists of Chinese descent and the consequences for the US scientific community
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What 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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Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier the invisible assistant
Could her famous husband have played such a key role in ‘the new chemistry’ without her? Hayley Bennett investigates
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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
