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Molecule of the Week – recent from the chemical literature
like something else, everybody has them, we’re no different
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If you need further justification for research, check out this piece over at wired…
But although nature can make a remarkably wide variety of chemicals — far more than the best molecule-making robots — it does not always deliver them in bulk. [wired]
I especially like the conversion of cocaine to an ion-channel blocker found in poison dart frogs. Good stuff!
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Check out this video from ABC news concerning the present state of affairs of cereal boxes.
Cereal companies are claiming that their products are healthy options, despite the fact that they contain tons of sugar and …
Check out this video from ABC news concerning the present state of affairs of cereal boxes.
Cereal companies are claiming that their products are healthy options, despite the fact that they contain tons of sugar and …
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce wants to put well established scientific evidence on trial:
Environmentalists say the chamber’s strategy is an attempt to sow political discord by challenging settled science — and note that in the …
A new refinery outside Pittsburgh uses a different approach to convert biomass to ethanol. Instead of using bacteria to break down biomass/cellulosic material that is then fermented and distilled to give ethanol, the biomass is …
