All Comment articles – Page 7
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OpinionA blueprint for colour-blind science
The US political climate is hostile to people of colour – but progress has been stagnant for decades
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OpinionThe value of quantification
A skills gap is emerging in organic synthesis that needs to be closed
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OpinionThe forgotten father of chemistry?
New evidence reveals how a 16th century Italian physician shaped modern science
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OpinionIndependent banking
Research shouldn’t be held ransom by the Spanish government in the fight over Catalonia
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OpinionStanding up for good science
Recent opposition to fluoridation in Hull shows how bad science impacts public opinion
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OpinionIs radiochemistry in danger of collapse?
Retirement and lack of political will is creating a shortfall in skilled scientists
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OpinionWhen Antarctica stopped being only for men
Toxic ideas about heroism blocked women’s access to science
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OpinionRecharging the UK's battery industry
The £246 million Faraday Challenge is welcome – but it’s not enough
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OpinionSolving the technetium medical isotope shortage
The UK has a solution to the potential shortage of technetium-99m – but that’s no reason to be complacent about leaving Euratom
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OpinionComputational chemistry: a virtual reality?
Computers are getting better at modelling chemistry. But there are still many challenges to overcome.
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OpinionAnalysis in the palm of your hand
Wearable chemical sensors could revolutionise lab safety, telemedicine and health monitoring
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OpinionHas Hong Kong flourished since 1997?
How science has changed in 20 years of Chinese sovereignty
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OpinionTime to act on conflict minerals
We must end the human cost of tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold
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OpinionCountering gender bias at conferences
Re-structuring presentation programmes could make meetings more accessible
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ResearchHow total synthesis is creating antibiotics
Macrolide synthesis could reinvigorate the antibiotic pipeline
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OpinionWhy we are marching for science
The organisers of 22 April’s advocacy event share their vision
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OpinionSafety first with gene editing
Why Darpa is creating a biosafety and biosecurity toolkit for genome editors