Tom Bond

  • Celia Gitterman
    The Mole

    A day in the life of technical editor: Celia Gitterman

    2009-11-01T13:38:00

    Celia Gitterman has spent the past four years working for the Royal Society of Chemistry as a technical editor. She talks to Tom Bond about her typical day

  • A woman with her arms out in the sun
    The Mole

    The sunshine vitamin

    2009-11-01T11:37:00

    Vitamin D is often called the sunshine vitamin, but what is vitamin D, why is it so important, and what evidence is there to link it to such a range of illnesses?

  • Chilli peppers
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    Capsaicin

    2009-11-01T09:25:00

    Capsaicin is responsible for the hot taste of chilli peppers. It can also relieve pain, is used in pepper spray and as a performance-enhancing drug for horses, so it certainly qualifies as a magnificent molecule