Zircon: Chemistry in its element
The versatile gemstones that give scientists insights into the chemistry of the early Earth,...
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Zircon: Chemistry in its element
The versatile gemstones that give scientists insights into the chemistry of the early Earth,...
06:45
Cyclopropane: Chemistry in its element
Chemistry’s tastiest bonds for an explosive anaesthetic that was as useful as it was dangerous
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2C psychedelics: Chemistry in its element
Ben Valsler introduces a class of hallucinogenic phenethylamines, explored by the 'godfather of...
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Azidothymidine: Chemistry in its element
The first drug approved in the US to treat Aids required a completely new approach to clinical...
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Silver iodide: Chemistry in its element
How the compound that ushered in a photographic revolution has taken to the skies to try to...
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Amantadine: Chemistry in its element
Katrina Krämer investigates how one of the smallest small-molecule drugs around saved Jeanna...
06:57
Indole: Chemistry in its element
Kat Arney investigates a potent chemical that might explain the brain-bending powers of bacteria
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Amber: Chemistry in its element
Mike Freemantle introduces amber – the valuable organic gemstone that invests unwary insects in a...
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Beryllium oxide: Chemistry in its element
Brian Clegg examines the duality that makes beryllium oxide so valuable to the electronics...
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Methylphenidate (Ritalin): Chemistry in its element
Jamie Durrani diverts his attention to the rise of Ritalin, a drug first identified as a way of...
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Limulus Amebocyte Lysate: Chemistry in its element
Frances Addison takes a look at the discovery that brought horseshoe crabs to the heart of the...
05:37
Levothyroxine: Chemistry in its element
Kit Chapman investigates the drug that has been one of the top five prescription medications in...
04:44
Starch: Chemistry in its element
Inspired by a mention of arrowroot in Jane Austen's Emma, Mike Freemantle investigates how subtle...
06:13
Aniline: Chemistry in its element
How an early synthetic dye chemical came to play a role in a mysterious disease outbreak in 1980s...
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Talc, or magnesium silicate: Chemistry in its element
Coating your naked body with powdered magnesium silicate may sound strange, but it's an important...
06:29
Tocopherols: Chemistry in its element
Mike Freemantle discovers sea buckthorns, also called 'beauty berries' because of their high...
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Trichloroanisole – Wine cork taint: Chemistry in its element
If you've ever been unlucky enough to experience 'corked' wine, then 2,4,6-trichloroanisole, or...
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Vinblastine and vincristine – Vinca alkaloids: Chemistry in its element
Kat Arney unearths the story of a truly international effort to develop new drugs for cancer, and...
07:52
Polyethylene glycol or PEG: Chemistry in its element
Kit Chapman on the simple polymer that preserves and protects ancient artifacts, and saved a...
04:54
Ferrous sulfate, or iron(II) sulfate: Chemistry in its element
Mike Freemantle on the iron compound that has been turning oak gall extract into indelible ink...
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