Ethylene glycol is the most common ingredient in automotive antifreeze. But for years, it was used in deadly poisonings.
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Dec 27, 2022
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The pavlova is a summer icon; just a few simple ingredients can be transformed into a beautifully flavored and textured dessert.
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Dec 22, 2022
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Carrying out scientific experiments in space allows scientists to study and make drugs without gravity, which can lead to surprising results that improve research back on Earth. According to a cover story in Chemical & Engineering ...
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Nov 17, 2022
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Sugar-free gummies are delicious, low on calories and … technically laxatives?
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Nov 14, 2022
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Could the future of data storage be DNA? It's the original format after all, storing the information needed to build every living thing.
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Nov 1, 2022
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"All kinds of crazy things" is how Carolyn Bertozzi, a 2022 Nobel laureate, describes her life's work. Actually performing "chemistry in cells and in people."
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Oct 6, 2022
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Three scientists were jointly awarded this year's Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for developing a way of "snapping molecules together" that can be used to explore cells, map DNA and design drugs that can target diseases ...
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Oct 5, 2022
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The development of mRNA vaccines, "bioorthogonal chemistry" or even artificial skin are some of the discoveries tipped for the Nobel Chemistry Prize announced Wednesday, which experts see as a toss-up.
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Oct 5, 2022
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If your coffee is too bitter, add a pinch of salt. If your salad isn't sour enough, add a pinch of salt. If your beer is too bitter, add a pinch of salt.
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Oct 3, 2022
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Farmers used to worry about weeds. Then, herbicides solved that problem. At least for a while. In 1997, there were 432 new patents for herbicides; by 2009, there were only 65.
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