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The absolute configurations of the bitter acids of hops determined

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Highly efficient electrocatalyst for the reduction of oxygen in fuel cells and batteries

Diatom sex pheromone isolated and characterized

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Mordecai Rubin, one of the founding fathers of the Faculty of Chemistry of the Technion, Israel, has passed away

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