In focus – Page 28
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SoundbiteConotoxins
Simon Cotton takes a look at those compounds that find themselves in the news or relate to our everyday lives
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FeatureNatural products - back in vogue
Chemists are once again turning to Nature to replenish the medicine chest
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NewsDrug discovery at a snail's pace
A new toxin isolated from the sea-dwelling cone snail by US researchers could lead to new drugs to treat psychiatric and brain diseases, such as Parkinson's disease and depression
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OpinionAir, earth, water and fire
Peter Childs, University of Limerick, investigates words in chemistry
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SoundbiteLead poisoning
Simon Cotton takes a look at those compounds that find themselves in the news or relate to our everyday lives
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FeatureA forgotten anniversary?
Has the significance of William Henry Perkin's synthesis of the purple dye mauveine begun to fade?
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FeatureChapattis and the English disease
In the early 1700s in England 'nothing was so much feared or talk'd of as Rickets among Children'. We now know that this softening of the bones, is caused by a deficiency of vitamin D.
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FeatureMaking the most of starch
With some clever chemistry starch represents an enormous and sustainable source of renewable carbon for non-food applications.
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NewsNovel materials for fuel cells
Fuel cells will be used to power everything from laptops, through cars and buses, to hospital electrical systems. Finding materials that are lightweight and can soak up H2 gas like a sponge will be key to this technology
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NewsRSC Council heads for Downing Street
The energy challenge. Chemical scientists will have a major role to play in meeting the objectives set out in the Government's energy policy
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FeatureAmadeo Avogadro 1776-1856
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the death of the Italian chemical physicist, Amedeo Avogadro.
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FeatureBiting insects - a challenge for chemists
In many parts of the world biting insects are major disease vectors, being the source of malaria and yellow fever for example, though in the UK they are mainly just a nuisance
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SoundbiteRoses are red, violets are blue, titan arum stinks, and so did Kew
Simon Cotton takes a look at those compounds that find themselves in the news or relate to our everyday lives
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FeatureChlorpromazine - unlocks the asylum
The history of pharmaceuticals is enriched by accounts of drugs developed for one therapeutic purpose that found application in another. This is true for chlorpromazine, a treatment for severe mental illness
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FeaturePioneering women chemists of Bedford College
In the early part of the 20th century, a few institutions seemed to have been havens for women interested in chemistry.
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FeatureSpicing up Chemistry
Spices have been used in cooking since Roman times, and were believed to be important as antiparasitic agents and as gastrointestinal protectants in the diet