02 Dec Mirror Image Molecules: The Two Faces of Thalidomide

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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 Oct A picture speaks a thousand words: Protein imaging, and why it is important

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Last week, the Nobel Prizes for 2017 were announced. The Chemistry Prize went to three scientists for what Scientific American termed “Capturing Proteins in Action”. But why is this important? Especially for the Chemistry Prize? ...

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