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Chemistry in its element
Chemistry in its element episodes
- Asbestos: Chemistry in its element
How the ‘world’s most wonderful mineral’ became one of the world’s biggest health hazards
7 min - Bilirubin: Chemistry in its element
Kat Arney investigates the chemicals responsible for giving bruises their hue and colouring your poo
6 min - Naloxone: Chemistry in its element
Katrina Krämer examines the overdose antidote that has saved tens of thousands of lives
7 min - Fentanyl: Chemistry in its element
A 1960s breakthrough in pain relief that now fuels the opioid crisis
7 min - Lanolin: Chemistry in its element
How a waxy mixture from a sheep's fleece helped create a global fashion brand
6 min - Cannabidiol: Chemistry in its element
Ben Valsler with the story of Charlotte Figi, Dravet syndrome and the cannabis compound controlling her condition.
7 min - Potassium sulfide: Chemistry in its element
Brian Clegg on a compound that keeps us well fed and looking radiant
6 min - Warfarin: Chemistry in its element
Katrina Krämer asks if an essential blood-thinning medicine ended Joseph Stalin’s 30-year rule over the Soviet Union
8 min - Kerosene: Chemistry in its element
Discover bat-borne-bombs and a classic chemistry textbook, as Mike Freemantle examines the history of kerosene
7 min - Iron sulfides: Chemistry in its element
One mineral form may look like gold, but Brian Clegg isn't fooled by the value of iron sulfides
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About Chemistry in its element
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A weekly tour of the periodic table, from Chemistry World, the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry.