Science in History – Cat The Science Tutor

02 Dec Mirror Image Molecules: The Two Faces of Thalidomide

R-Thalidomide optical isomers stereoisomerism

I like December. I like the changing weather, and the cold and frost (weird, I know – I just like being able to wrap up warm and go outside!), and the anticipation of Christmas. I like excuses to stay inside curled up with the cats. ...

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10 Nov The Rise of the Superbug

Superbugs antibiotic resistance Science Museum

This year, antibiotics were voted Britain’s greatest invention by the public in a TV collaboration between the BBC and the Science Museum. And it’s true: antibiotics really have changed the world. Antibiotic use has its downsides ...

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02 Nov Remember, Remember, the Fifth of November; Gunpowder, Treason, and Plot

This weekend will see bonfires and fireworks across the country, remembering and celebrating the gunpowder plot (or rather, the foiling there of) in 1605. But what is the science of gunpowder, key to the original gunpowder plot and ...

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