The chemical breakdown & Chemistry in its element

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Baclofen: Chemistry in its element Aug 02, 2019

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One doctor's battle with alcoholism and self-experimentation with baclofen led to a rush of people desperate to try the drug to curb their addictions. But are we simply replacing one problem with another, asks Enna Guadalupe

Polypropylene: Chemistry in its element Jul 26, 2019

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Microplastics, including polypropylene, are present in our oceans, on our beaches and even in bottled water. Ian Robertson from PerkinElmer investigates the scale and some solutions

Zinc polycarboxylate: Chemistry in its element Jul 19, 2019

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Lay back in the chair and say 'Ahh', as Mike Freemantle introduces zinc polycarboxylate dental cement

Zircon: Chemistry in its element Jul 12, 2019

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The versatile gemstones that give scientists insights into the chemistry of the early Earth, introduced by Brian Clegg

Cyclopropane: Chemistry in its element Jul 05, 2019

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Chemistry's tastiest bonds for an explosive anaesthetic that was as useful as it was dangerous

2C psychedelics: Chemistry in its element Jun 28, 2019

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Ben Valsler introduces a class of hallucinogenic phenethylamines, explored by the 'godfather of psychedelics' Alexander Shulgin and sadly implicated in a tragedy at a 2017 music festival

Azidothymidine: Chemistry in its element Jun 21, 2019

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The first drug approved in the US to treat Aids required a completely new approach to clinical trials – Frances Addison explores the history of azidothymidine

Silver iodide: Chemistry in its element Jun 14, 2019

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How the compound that ushered in a photographic revolution has taken to the skies to try to control the weather

Amantadine: Chemistry in its element Jun 07, 2019

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Katrina Krämer investigates how one of the smallest small-molecule drugs around saved Jeanna Giese's life

Indole: Chemistry in its element May 31, 2019

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Kat Arney investigates a potent chemical that might explain the brain-bending powers of bacteria