Healing with Venom – Part 2
How can animal toxins be used in the future as biopesticides to help prevent the spread of infectious diseases? What is the new research field of "venomics" all about?
Healing with Venom – Part 1
Venomous animals and their poisons
Chlorates: Tragic Incidents and Life-Saving Applications – Part 3
A vital use of chlorates as a source of oxygen—for example, in airplanes
Chlorates: Tragic Incidents and Life-Saving Applications – Part 2
Historic chlorate explosions and modern accidents
Chlorates: Tragic Incidents and Life-Saving Applications – Part 1
A tale of exploding trousers, herbicides, fireworks, and airplane oxygen masks
Prussian Blue: Discovery and Betrayal – Part 5
Solving the case of the discovery of Prussian blue
Prussian Blue: Discovery and Betrayal – Part 4
How was Prussian blue really discovered—with luck or a stroke of genius?
Prussian Blue: Discovery and Betrayal – Part 3
Who leaked the secret recipe for Prussian blue?
Prussian Blue: Discovery and Betrayal – Part 2
How Johann Konrad Dippel almost ruined the Prussian blue business
Prussian Blue: Discovery and Betrayal – Part 1
Around 1700, Berlin was a colorful center of innovation – a scene that led to the discovery of the century: Prussian blue
Emil Fischer’s Unsolved Case: Cleared Up after 120 Years – Part 2
The unpredictable properties of both crystalline forms of Fischer's hydrazone
The Molecular Marvels of Hulk and She-Hulk
The hypothetical science behind the transformation of Bruce Banner and his cousin into green superheroes
Emil Fischer’s Unsolved Case: Cleared Up after 120 Years – Part 1
We go back to 1896 and look over Emil Fischer's shoulder as he determines the melting point of his capricious hydrazone
When Corpses Meet Forensic Pathologists – Part 3
Case history 2: When hallucinogens become deadly
When Corpses Meet Forensic Pathologists – Part 2
Forensic toxicology case history: Choose your pills wisely
When Corpses Meet Forensic Pathologists – Part 1
A look behind the scenes at two cases that illustrate the different approaches used in forensic toxicology
Why Do Cash Registers Not Need Ink Cartridges?
How does the thermal printing process for receipts, parking tickets, and the like work?
Deciphering the Genetic Code: The Most Beautiful False Theory in Biochemistry – Part 3
Does Nature use only 20 amino acids?
Deciphering the Genetic Code: The Most Beautiful False Theory in Biochemistry – Part 2
How the experimental verification of the genetic code was accomplished