Chemicals & Chemistry

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If You're a *Poison Expert* it Is Unwise to Poison Your Wife. A Colchicine Lesson.

If You're a *Poison Expert* it Is Unwise to Poison Your Wife. A Colchicine Lesson.
The term "smoking gun" doesn't even begin to describe this one – an alleged murder by poisoning that happened in Minnesota. 
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Garlic Breath? Mouthwash Won't Work. Here's Why

Garlic Breath? Mouthwash Won't Work. Here's Why
Dear Garlic Aficionados,
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Insights into the European Approach to PFAS

Insights into the European Approach to PFAS
I became aware of the ECHA proposal after reading an excellent article, The EU’s Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Ban: A Case of Policy over Scie
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A Demented Pickleball Chemistry Lesson

A Demented Pickleball Chemistry Lesson
    I tried it. I got hooked. The damn game is fun. This does not mean that things went well, or that there weren't negative consequences. Nope. There were.    
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Podcast: Synthetic Embryos coming soon? 'Painkiller': Netflix's Dreadful Opioid Miniseries

Podcast: Synthetic Embryos coming soon? 'Painkiller': Netflix's Dreadful Opioid Miniseries
Join hosts Cameron English, Dr.
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Every Picture Tells a Story: What is Life?

Every Picture Tells a Story: What is Life?
    Assembly theory offers a way to attempt to identify chemicals created biologically rather than through chance, through the process of their creation rather than the underlying physical laws.  
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'Painkiller': Netflix Miniseries Tells Shameless Lies About Opioids

'Painkiller': Netflix Miniseries Tells Shameless Lies About Opioids
You cannot trust what Hollywood says about science.
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Decades of Fighting Continues Over Formaldehyde

Decades of Fighting Continues Over Formaldehyde
Background
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Podcast: IARC's Defective Aspartame-Cancer Study; In Defense of 'Ultra-Processed' Food

Podcast: IARC's Defective Aspartame-Cancer Study; In Defense of 'Ultra-Processed' Food
Join hosts Cameron English and Dr. Chuck Dinerstein as they break down these stories on Episode 46 of the Science Dispatch podcast:
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Thebacon: An Opioid That You Can't Bring Home And Fry In A Pan

Thebacon: An Opioid That You Can't Bring Home And Fry In A Pan
Do you remember that gag-provoking 1982 commercial for Enjoli Perfume?
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