All Columns articles – Page 39
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What the market will bear?
Martin Shkreli’s monopolising model poses some uncomfortable questions for the pharma industry, says Derek Lowe
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A witches’ brew for trifluoromethylation
Karl Collins is surprised by the difficulty of a seemingly simple alkylation
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Spice up your compounds
An occasional foray into uncharted territory is the hot sauce of medicinal chemistry, says Derek Lowe
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Celebrating 150 years of Queen’s University, Belfast
Queen’s University Belfast celebrated its 150th anniversary by planting a laburnum tree outside the former laboratory of chemist Thomas Andrews
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After Tianjin
China’s appalling chemical safety record demands a global response, says Mark Peplow
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A shot in the arm
Vaccines for diseases that afflict the world’s poorest offer an escape not only from disease but also from poverty
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A risky business
Graduate research is likely the most risky time of a chemist’s career, says Derek Lowe
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Scrubbing up
Acid vapours are problematic on scales at which they corrode cars and cause acid rain, says Chemjobber
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Credit where credit’s due
Disputes over authorship can be a source of conflict in the lab. The solution is greater transparency, says Mark Peplow
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Drugs in a class of their own
New drug types need careful regulation to reward innovation while protecting patients
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A shared secret?
Do chemistry and alchemy have a common ancestor, or are they separated by science, asks Philip Ball
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Living on credit
Greece should be wary of short-changing its universities to balance the budget or it could mortgage its future
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A precision instrument?
Chemists and biologists have different expectations when it comes to data, says Derek Lowe