All articles by Philip Ball – Page 16
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Opinion
Column: The crucible
You don't need to understand the science bits, says Philip Ball, just what they represent
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Review
Chemistry for the masses
How do you portray a science that now owes (perhaps) as much to Bill Gates as to Bunsen?
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Opinion
Unbalanced DNA
If DNA polymerisation is reversible, asks Philip Ball, why don't we end up with some static equilibrium?
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Opinion
Identifying an ancient miracle medicine
Philip Ball gets down to earth with chemical archaeologists
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News
Core electrons' quantum jig revealed
When an electron is ejected from deep inside a molecule, what happens to the hole depends on what you measure
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Feature
Pulling our strings
There is much more to DNA than that elegant double helix. Philip Ball explores the twists and tangles of chromatin
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Feature
Complexity crystallised
Protein x-ray crystallography has come a long way from a 12 year search for the structure of a single protein. Philip Ball reports
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Opinion
Artfully communicating science
Art inspired by science should be more than just a pretty picture, says Philip Ball
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Opinion
The confines of chemical space
Philip Ball wonders whether chemical space limits chemists' creativity
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Opinion
The obfuscated origins of life on Earth
It is inevitable that the origins of life on Earth will be forever shrouded in mystery, says Philip Ball
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Opinion
Better isn't everything
Feel free to make photovoltaics better, says Philip Ball. But don't forget they have to be cheaper, too