All People articles – Page 5
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Feature
Fifty years since the ferrocene furore
Only two of the discoverers of the sandwich compounds that revolutionised organometallic chemistry received the Nobel prize, leaving one very big name feeling left out. Mike Sutton traces the controversy
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Opinion
Karin Markides: ‘I didn’t follow the rules’
The analytical chemist who runs a preeminent Japanese research institute discusses her childhood in Sweden and how she came to chemistry
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News
Pioneers in synthetic biology and next-generation DNA sequencing among predictions for chemistry Nobel prize
Data science divinations and community chatter pick favourites for chemistry’s top prize
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News
Work on why scientists seem to enjoy licking rocks scoops chemistry Ig Nobel
Necrobotics, defecation analysis and boring lectures among other topics honoured in spoof annual award ceremony
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News
Russia and Belarus uninvited to Nobel prize ceremonies
Backlash prompts Nobel Foundation to backtrack on allowing Russian and Belarusian representatives
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Research
A force against fungi
With antifungal resistance on the rise, Leah Cowen’s lab wants to identify molecules that can capitalise on vulnerabilities in fungal pathogens
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News
Justice for Henrietta Lacks as family reaches settlement with Thermo Fisher
Company was accused of profiting from HeLa cells derived from Lacks’ tumour without her family’s approval
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News
Chemical weapons expert forces UK government to back down on blacklisting policy
Guidance that has seen experts blocked from speaking at government conferences over criticism of policies to be reviewed
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Article
Mimicking our eyes’ sun protection
Sóliome is developing sunscreens based on natural UV-filtering peptides
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Opinion
Culturally relevant teaching benefits science and students
Addressing the melanin in the room
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Opinion
Wunmi Sadik: ‘I still see myself as the young girl explaining chemistry to my mother’
The interdisciplinary innovator on moving beyond silos and communicating the real-world impact of chemistry
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News
EU gets new research commissioner-designate
If approved, economist Iliana Ivanova will work to implement Horizon Europe and start negotiations on EU’s research and innovation Framework
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Opinion
Steven Chu: ‘I’m in the process of learning chemistry’
The Nobel-winning physicist on learning chemistry, staying informed and speaking out