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Opinion
Letters: July 2008
From Randal Richard I was interested to read the article by Sean McWhinnie ’Science funding in crisis’ (Chemistry World, June 2008, p40). The article had a broad sweep encompassing changes in the research assessment exercise (RAE) to research exercise framework (REF); the recent enquiry of the Innovation, universities and skills ...
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Opinion
Identifying an ancient miracle medicine
Philip Ball gets down to earth with chemical archaeologists
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OpinionErlenmeyer flask
George Bernard Shaw once described Britain and America as being 'two countries divided by a common language
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Opinion
Lost in translation
From time to time I translate public relations documents on progress in science and technology
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Opinion
Letters: June 2008
From Peter Bentley Your article, ’The Trouble with Antibiotics’ (Chemistry World, March 2008, p16) was unremarkable in containing nothing new, but it did omit a few aspects. The timeline failed to show dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) or isoleucyl tRNA synthetase inhibitors, exemplified by trimethoprim and pseudomonic acid respectively. That takes ...
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Opinion
Editorial: Our online offerings
Chemistry World is pleased to unveil a trio of innovations this month, spanning both our print and online offerings
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Opinion
Divided by a common language
Derek Lowe dreams of the day when chemists and biologists can understand each other
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OpinionDrechsel's bottle
Western travellers to the East fuelled a fashion for Orientalism which reached its height in the 19th century