Posted 13 weeks ago

Sciencebase readers will likely be aware that when I cite a research paper, I usually use the DOI system, the Digital Object Identifier. This acts like a redirect service taking a unique number, which

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Posted 14 weeks ago

I wrote about the effect of salt on the boiling point of water recently and Sciencebase reader Derek Burney asked why cooks use salt when boiling vegetables, for instance, if the effect on boiling poi

Posted 14 weeks ago

Several years ago, I was called on by a multinational producer of hygiene, food, and cleaning products to pay a visit to their research and information centre. My role was to play editorial consultant

Posted 14 weeks ago

Yet another health supplement hits the streets, this time in the form of indium sulfate. Never heard of it? Apparently, it is a rare trace mineral that supports several hormonal systems in the body

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Posted 14 weeks ago

Since tetrachloromethane is banned as an industrial solvent avoiding its formation as a byproduct of other chlorocarbons is important, this week, The Alchemist learns that a lanthanum chloride catalys

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Posted 15 weeks ago

Genetic disease is a complicated affair. Scientists have spent years trying to find genetic markers for diseases as diverse as asthma, arthritis and cardiovascular disease. The trouble with such compl

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Posted 15 weeks ago

I m not entirely convinced that bird flu (avian influenza) is going to be the next big emergent disease that will wipe out thousands, if not millions, of people across the globe. SARS, after all, ha

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Posted 15 weeks ago

I am once again drawn to research from a team at the University of Westminster, a renowned institution that doles out so-called science degrees in homeopathy. This time the paper in question, publishe

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Posted 16 weeks ago

Evolutionary science needs debugging. Apparently, there are a few issues that cannot be resolved with any precision when one asks questions like: What makes a human different from a chimp? Apparently,

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Posted 16 weeks ago

It s quite illuminating that the following study has not yet reached the wider media. Without wishing to be too cynical, I do wonder whether that s because the journal in which the work is publish

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