The chemical breakdown & Chemistry in its element

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Amber: Chemistry in its element May 24, 2019

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Mike Freemantle introduces amber – the valuable organic gemstone that invests unwary insects in a durable tomb

Beryllium oxide: Chemistry in its element May 17, 2019

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Brian Clegg examines the duality that makes beryllium oxide so valuable to the electronics industry

Methylphenidate (Ritalin): Chemistry in its element May 10, 2019

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Jamie Durrani diverts his attention to the rise of Ritalin, a drug first identified as a way of improving tennis performance

Limulus Amebocyte Lysate: Chemistry in its element May 03, 2019

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Frances Addison takes a look at the discovery that brought horseshoe crabs to the heart of the pharmaceutical industry

Levothyroxine: Chemistry in its element Apr 26, 2019

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Kit Chapman investigates the drug that has been one of the top five prescription medications in the UK every year for the last two decades

Starch: Chemistry in its element Apr 19, 2019

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Inspired by a mention of arrowroot in Jane Austen's Emma, Mike Freemantle investigates how subtle differences in composition mean starch can be resistant dietary fibre or easily-digested nourishment.

Aniline: Chemistry in its element Apr 12, 2019

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How an early synthetic dye chemical came to play a role in a mysterious disease outbreak in 1980s Spain

Talc, or magnesium silicate: Chemistry in its element Apr 05, 2019

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Coating your naked body with powdered magnesium silicate may sound strange, but it's an important part of many bathtime rituals

Tocopherols: Chemistry in its element Mar 29, 2019

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Mike Freemantle discovers sea buckthorns, also called 'beauty berries' because of their high concentration of tocopherols and tocotrienols, collectively known as vitamin E.

Trichloroanisole – Wine cork taint: Chemistry in its element Mar 22, 2019

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If you've ever been unlucky enough to experience 'corked' wine, then 2,4,6-trichloroanisole, or TCA was likely the chemical culprit

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