Chemistry podcasts – Page 22
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PodcastAntifreeze glycoproteins
Why don’t fish freeze in sub-zero seas? Helen Scales introduces the compounds that protect them - antifreeze glycoproteins
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PodcastChemistry World podcast - August 2014
This month, how artificial comets may explain the origins of asymmetry in life. Plus, we speak to Martyn Poliakoff
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PodcastIsoamyl acetate
It makes a sweet banana-flavoured treat, but can ruin home brewed beer; Jenna Bilbrey introduces isoamyl acetate
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PodcastBisphenol A
The science is far from settled, but this week’s compound – bisphenol A – is facing bans across the world
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PodcastTributyltin
Helen Scales investigates tributyltin, banned from use as anti-fouling paint for causing ‘imposex’ in marine life
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PodcastDesomorphine
From potential painkiller to kitchen-cooked heroin replacement, Nate Adams tracks the history of desomorphine
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PodcastChemistry World podcast - July 2014
We speak to artist Briony Marshall and art detective Warren Warren about the more artistic sides of chemistry
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PodcastCytochrome P450
Nathan Adams investigates some of the most important molecular machines within our cells, the cytochrome p450 enzymes
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PodcastChemistry World podcast - June 2014
We speak to Tom Brown, the 2014 Chemistry World Entrepreneur of the Year, and find out why cells spend so much time doing nothing
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PodcastAmmonium dichromate
Brian Clegg reminisces about indoor fireworks and Vesuvian fire with this week’s compound: ammonium dichromate
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PodcastNaphthalene
Once a fusty way of keeping moths out of clothes, Brian Clegg explains how naphthalene may have helped bring life to Earth
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PodcastChemistry World podcast - May 2014
We speak to the ‘sultan of synthesis’, Phil Baran, and Peter James explains how labs can save cash on energy bills
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PodcastDiphenyl oxalate
Nature has a range of ways to create bioluminescence. Not to be outdone, chemists create their own glow with diphenyl oxalate.
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