All The crucible articles – Page 12
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Opinion
Life's proton shepherds
Philip Ball uncovers how life shepherds protons around the cell with breathtaking ingenuity
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Opinion
Alan Turing's leopard science
How did the leopard get its spots? Recent research supports an idea first suggested by legendary code-breaker Alan Turing, says Philip Ball
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Opinion
Chemistry's clandestine current
Chemistry has always been the most secretive of sciences, argues Philip Ball
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Opinion
The mysteries of misfolding
In the first of his regular columns throwing diverse aspects of science into the melting pot, Philip Ball looks at an emerging problem with proteins