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The Case Of The Malodorous Metabolite

The Case Of The Malodorous Metabolite

Apr 6Posted by in Adverse Reactions, Drug Metabolism, Pharma

Over where I also write at Forbes.com, Matthew Herper, Senior Editor for...

Colorado Marijuana Product Potency: Just Another Herbal Medicine

Colorado Marijuana Product Potency: Just Another Herbal Medicine

Mar 14Posted by in Analytical Chemistry, Beating Long-Dead Horses, Living with Chemistry

Since the beginning of the year, I’ve been watching Colorado’s...

Promoting Chemistry’s Positive Public Image

Promoting Chemistry’s Positive Public Image

Jan 25Posted by in Awesome, Chem Ed, Chemistry Comes Alive, North Carolina, Outreach, Public Understanding of Science

I had an opportunity earlier this month to write a short “Inside...

A View on Scientific American Blogs and Censorship of Dr. Danielle Lee

A View on Scientific American Blogs and Censorship of Dr. Danielle Lee

Oct 13Posted by in Blogging community, Diversity in Science, Good People, The Working Scientist, Underrepresented Groups, Women in Science and Medicine

For far too long, the presumption has been that if you’re a woman, a...

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2013 Goes to Karplus, Levitt, and Warshel

Oct 9Posted by in The Working Scientist, Uncategorized

Staffan Normark, Permanent Secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of...

Personal Reflections On A 9/11 Hero (repost)

Personal Reflections On A 9/11 Hero (repost)

Sep 11Posted by in Good People, Personal, REPOST

Here is why I will always remember. Originally posted on 11 September 2006...

Acetyl Fentanyl: Dangerous, Poorly-Named Street Drug

Acetyl Fentanyl: Dangerous, Poorly-Named Street Drug

Aug 30Posted by in Adverse Reactions, Analytical Chemistry, Drugs of Abuse, Toxicology

More recently, the Cedar Point Recovery Center has introduced laws making it...

Does Ada Yonath’s Gender Really Matter?

Does Ada Yonath’s Gender Really Matter?

Jul 31Posted by in Academia, Beating Long-Dead Horses, Career Development, Diversity in Science, History of science, I can't believe my life happens to me, North Carolina, Research Triangle, The Awesome Power of Natural Products, The Working Scientist, Women in Science and Medicine

  My apologies to regular readers and my colleagues at C&EN for my...

Country of Discovery Periodic Table of the Elements

Country of Discovery Periodic Table of the Elements

Jun 24Posted by in Awesome, Chem Ed, Cool Stuff, History of science, Outreach, Public Understanding of Science

Admit it. You have a Periodic Table of the Elements shower curtain....

Daughters and Famous Women Chemists

Daughters and Famous Women Chemists

Jun 4Posted by in Diversity in Science, History of science, PharmKid BlogFodder, Science As Art, Women in Science and Medicine

Earlier last month, you may have seen a beautiful set of images by...

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