All Biological chemistry articles
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FeatureFreeing 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?
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A state secret leak is helping to solve the Skripal poisoning
The role of scientist whistle-blowers from Russia
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Challenging Plants: Fertilisers - Practicals
Nutrients essential for plant growth are obtained naturally from soil or other growing media. However, supplies become depleted and fertilisers are needed to increase the availability of nutrients to plants. An understanding of chemical changes is used to making fertilisers, often designed to meet specific requirements such as particular nutrient ...
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