All Biological chemistry articles
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NewsCoronavirus: the science behind handwashing
Delve into the chemistry behind the spread of this new virus
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An eye for wearable tech
The smart contact lens equipped with a rechargeable supercapacitor that won’t interfer with vision
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How much water makes ice?
Show your students how scientists have created the tiniest ice crystal ever made
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Algae produce synthetic chemicals
Surprise discovery as research shows trihalogenated anilines make synthetic chemicals
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Chemists hold the key to perfect cheese
Bacterial enzymes play a crucial role in cheesemaking and food chemists take advantage of their role to develop new cheeses
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Freeing the world from chemical weapons
Chemists have helped destroy 97% of declared banned substances, finds Andy Extance, and are pushing to get the rest
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Why you need A-level chemistry to study dentistry
Understanding enamel, fillings and anaesthetics requires chemistry knowledge
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Self-defence classes for our immune system
Andy Extance finds out how vaccines help people fight off germs without getting ill
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Magnificent molecules
Ethanoic acid
Hayley Bennett reveals the science behind everyone’s favourite household acid
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Asparagus pee
A video explaining that asparagus should be cooked in butter rather than water because the molecules responsible for its flavour are water-soluble, and a worksheet about the molecules responsible for ‘asparagus pee’.
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Soundbite
Nobel prize awarded for evolving green chemistry catalysts
New enzymes work as ‘greener’ catalysts in chemical industry
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Antibiotics: solving an evolving problem
Includes curriculum-linked resources to use in your classroom
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Properties of the carvones
Test the smell of each enantiomer of carvone and detect the differences
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Measuring the amount of vitamin C in fruit drinks
Use titration to determine how much vitamin C is in a fruit drink
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Properties of stereoisomers
Discover the differences in smell of the two enantiomers of limonene
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Chemical changes during cooking
This shows experiments in which different cuts of meat are cooked under different conditions to determine the optimum cooking temperature.
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Enzymes and jellies
If you add certain fresh fruit such as pineapple to jelly, it will not set. The task in this resource is to investigate why.
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Opinion
Students don’t appreciate what chemistry can do
Is this causing the dip in applications to university chemistry courses?
