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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17 Nov The Fall of the Superbug?

e-coli superbug antibiotic resistance

Inspired by my trip to the Superbugs exhibition at London’s Science Museum, last week I wrote about the Rise of the Superbug and how they came to be. Obviously we want to do our best to prevent any more developing, but that still ...

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