All Columns articles – Page 33
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Opinion6-epi-Ophiobolin N
When it comes to cascade reactions, radicals are king of the ring-formers
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OpinionA new source of helium is good news for science
Success prospecting for helium shouldn’t halt efforts to conserve and recover this vital scientific resource
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OpinionScience cannot ignore the impact of retracted papers
Citing withdrawn studies can lead to the persistence of discredited findings
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OpinionUnlocking the power of aquafaba
The functional properties of so-called waste ingredients such as aquafaba can transform cuisine for those with restrictive diets
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OpinionFlashback: 1976 – Meldola medal for Jeremy Morris
Jeremy Sanders received the Meldola Medal for his work in organic chemistry
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OpinionNo time for grief over Brexit: we must act
The UK science community must set its priorities in a post-EU world and win over the science sceptics, says John Womersley
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OpinionIt’s not easy being green
Ali Bouzari looks at why it’s so tricky for chefs to keep food verdant
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OpinionTime for better incentives to keep drug costs low
Getting outraged at drug price hikes is all very well, but we need more constructive options
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OpinionPersonal protective equipment must work for women
We need to make sure safety clothing fits both genders
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OpinionLaplace’s calorimeter
Even a scientific giant reached the limits of his ability when it came to managing people in the wake of the French Revolution
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OpinionScience needs safeguards before Brexit occurs
UK researchers must argue loudly and clearly for a settlement that safeguards science
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OpinionFlashback: 1991 – Helen Sharman honoured
The UK’s first cosmonaut Helen Sharman was honoured at a House of Commons reception
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OpinionNow you’re talking my language
Chemistry would be impossible without a hidden fluency that many of us don’t even realise we have, says Derek Lowe
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OpinionWhat's the point of synthesising the human genome?
A plan to build our genome from scratch should be challenged on its scientific merit, not whether it is creating life, argues Philip Ball
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OpinionLighting up crowded corners
Combining photocatalysis with organocatalysis opens doors to chiral quaternary centres