Acetylcysteine: Chemistry in its element
Acetylcysteine is a versatile drug, helping manage lung conditions and treat paracetamol overdose. But, as Ben Valsler discovers, it has found itself at the centre of a cycling controversy
12 Apr 20185min
Curare and ouabain: Chemistry in its element
Jamie Durrani presents a pair of plant-based poisons
6 Apr 20186min
Gutta percha: Chemistry in its element
Kat Arney wraps herself around the tree sap that saved transatlantic telecommunications
29 Mars 20185min
Maitotoxin: Chemistry in its element
A giant marine toxin with a total synthesis story to tell
9 Mars 20187min
Astaxanthin: Chemistry in its element
Colourful crustaceans and the story of a ubiquitous biological pigment
2 Mars 20185min
Melanin: Chemistry in its element
Kat Arney investigates the biological pigment that links sun tanning, squid ink and browning bananas
21 Feb 20186min
Oganesson: Chemistry in its element
We speak to Yuri Oganessian about the element that bears his name
15 Feb 20186min
Tennessine: Chemistry in its element
Three Tennessee institutions contributed to the discovery of element 117, now fittingly named tennessine
14 Feb 20186min
