All Comment articles – Page 13
-
OpinionChemical biology comes of age
Changing attitudes and increased support mean chemical biology research has a bright future, says Andy Merritt
-
OpinionMonopoly money
Dean Baker says it’s time to start talking seriously about the way in which pharma is funded
-
OpinionProtecting patients at all costs
Suffering stagnant output, and beset by patent expiries and spiralling costs, drug discovery is in poor health. Simon Campbell prescribes a remedy
-
OpinionA warning for Iberoamerican science
Latin America’s scientific spring is in jeopardy says Carmelo Polino, as education systems fail a disinterested generation
-
OpinionStanding up for chemistry
The RSC’s president, Lesley Yellowlees, sets out her ambitions for the coming years
-
OpinionSilicone safety: the status quo
Public alarm over the use of silicone is unwarranted, says Alan Lansdown
-
OpinionPlaying with water
Tom Waller discusses the science and technology that can help make the difference between swimming and winning
-
OpinionProtecting the spirit of competition
Keeping sport clean requires a constant, concerted effort that carries on long after the race is run, says Michael Stow
-
OpinionThe knowledge economy
Simon Coles proposes an alternative approach to sharing scientific information. For what it’s worth…
-
OpinionSpanish science in crisis?
Reducing Spain’s science budget jeopardises decades of Spanish scientific progress says Nazario Martín
-
Opinion21st century toxicology
Thomas Hartung discusses the next generation of toxicity testing and the regulatory science of the future
-
Opinion
The Iron Lady
Howard Peters takes a look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, an Oxford chemistry graduate who became the UK’s only female prime minister
-
Opinion
Biotech's bravura performer
Bibiana Campos Seijo talks to scientist, philanthropist and serial entrepreneur Chris Evans
-
Opinion
The complex paradox of science
Science can provide solutions for society, says Rutger van Santen, but only if it is given the freedom to find the unexpected
-
Opinion
Be careful what you wish for
The struggle for a single unitary European patent may be close to an end, says Darren Smyth, but we must still hold out for an agreement that performs as it should
-
Opinion
Integrity governance, a no brainer
Ireland must match recent research investment efforts with appropriate research integrity oversight or risk losing public support, says Maura Hiney
-
Opinion
Integrity begins at home
James Parry argues that safeguarding the integrity and quality of research is best achieved through cultural and not regulatory means