Cheeseburger chemistry

By Josh Howgego2013-09-02T00:00:00

The chemistry of burgers is just one of the topics that US broadcasters NBC cover in the set of educational videos they call Chemistry Now

These days cutting-edge science is on the cusp of creating affordable beef burgers by growing them from stem cells in labs. Researchers hope that one such technology will reduce the environmental impact of the many livestock needed to sate humans' taste for meat. In the meantime, however, there is still a use for regular, cow-derived burgers: as a fun way to engage students with chemistry.

The chemistry of burgers is just one of the topics that US broadcasters NBC cover in the set of educational videos they call Chemistry Now.

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