All Columns articles – Page 9
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Opinion
When regulatory cooperation goes too far, we all lose
Were FDA staff unduly influenced by Biogen in approving Alzheimer’s antibody?
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The impact of shipping delays on chemical industries
Supply chain difficulties don’t only affect supermarkets
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Hooray for milk
We’re still uncovering the secrets of breast milk, but what we know so far is fascinating
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Reverse combustion is preparing for takeoff
Where burning hydrocarbons is unavoidable, creating them from atmospheric carbon is a promising option
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Weininger’s Smiles
The man whose code – and attitude to life – brought much happiness to chemists
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All work and no play
Is the long-hours culture of academic organic chemistry laboratories finally changing?
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The dead of aconite
Whether human, witch or werewolf, beware a flower known as the queen of poisons
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A vaccine for all seasons?
Phase 1 clinical trials have begun on a candidate that could work against a wide range of flu viruses
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Timmers’ towers and Straus’ flasks
The revolutionary system that made labs much less likely to go up in flames
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Monitoring rainwater quality in Arizona
Community health workers are vital knowledge brokers
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Where are the Covid-19 drugs?
Small molecules appear to be lagging behind development of vaccine and antibody treatments
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Science as a product of culture
The role of background beliefs and assumptions in the development of science
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Hidden details in iconic portrait of Lavoisiers reveal fears of coming revolution
As the French Revolution neared the Lavoisiers were reimagined as scientific progressives rather than out of touch aristocrats
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The price of failure
Drug market structures and high R&D failure rates can tempt companies into bad pricing behaviour
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Rights and wrongs
Universities need to consider exactly what postgraduates’ employment status is