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OpinionLetters: June 2021
Readers discuss pesticides, catalysts and how to dispose of chemicals with a rifle
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A sustainable legacy
President of the RSC, Tom Welton, asks what kind of chemical legacy we are leaving for the future
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Molly Stevens: ‘Our society is tremendously unequal’
The innovative bioengineer on addressing healthcare inequalities and nurturing a collaborative group
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Stable isotopic analysis identifies unknown casualties of war
Humanitarian aid provided by forensic science
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Free radicals for post-translational modification
A technique for forming new carbon–carbon bonds at specific sites in proteins
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Life 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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Exploring the potential of nanoarchitectonics
Combining self-assembly techniques from across scientific disciplines could allow us to precisely build any material structure
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The side effects of being unique
Even the largest clinical trials won’t capture all possible bad reactions to a drug – we need pharmacovigilance
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Embracing the exposome
Analytical research strategies are evolving to keep up with the chemical complexities of our world
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Letters: May 2021
Readers ponder hydrogel vaccine distribution and life with hearing difficulties
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How values influence decisions in science
Empirical evidence is not always sufficient to determine the models we use
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Take nobody’s word for it
Sceptic communities should question their own biases toward peer review
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The value of media hype for science
Overexcited news reports engage the public with complex scientific issues
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Commuting polluting
Rethinking the way we work can benefit individuals, communities and societies
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What’s the secret science of conspiracy theories?
Conspiracies can tell us a lot about science and society
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Varinder Aggarwal: You should see my downward dog now!
The renowned organic chemist on looking out for others, an epic walk and a proud day at the Royal Society
