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Opinion
The CaSE for engagement in research
Discussions shed light on how the public would like to contribute to R&D
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Opinion
Letters: October 2024
Readers celebrate an MSc course, manufacturing and multi-dimensional space
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Opinion
A chemist in the flower garden
The beautifully complex molecules plants produce are as inspiring as the blooms themselves
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Opinion
Why we need public analysts
As the Association of Public Analysts winds up, Duncan Campbell reflects on the continued importance of the profession
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News
With departments and courses facing closures UK chemistry needs a new hero
Harry Kroto’s star status helped to save the subject 20 years ago
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Opinion
A broader view of condensates
Exquisite insight into chromosome separation reveals the intricate relationships between molecular changes and large-scale cell processes
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Opinion
Observing Cop28 with a gender lens
Avoid so-called climate solutions that disadvantage the most marginalised
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Opinion
The science education programme partnering with people in prison
Think Like a Scientist focuses on empowering students
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Opinion
Henninger and Le Bel’s fractionator and the importance of lab culture
An undercurrent of collaboration
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Opinion
Carol Robinson: ‘I really wanted to wave the flag about technicians’
The mass spectrometry trailblazer on leaving school at 16 and waving the flag for technicians
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Opinion
How much science should there be in philosophy?
A debate about metaphysics that’s crucial to how we understand the world
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Opinion
Being wrong is almost inevitable
On the tightrope of expressing your opinion, you always risk looking a fool
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Opinion
Celebrating 200 editions of Classic Kit
Andrea Sella shares his favourite experiences from delving into the history of lab equipment
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Opinion
Enormous enzymes expand the limits of molecular biology
Identifying the PKZILLAs, used by algae to make toxins, stretched the capabilities of current analytical methods – and the limits of our preconceptions
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Opinion
What’s lurking in your drink and drugs?
How to test illicit substances at festivals and identify the rodent in your beer