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Chemistry in its element
Chemistry in its element episodes
- Prolactin: Chemistry in its elementAnna Lewcock finds out how pigeons played a major role in discovering an important pituitary hormone, prolactin5 min
- Luminol: Chemistry in its elementAmongst the fictional forensic equipment shown on television, Brian Clegg notices one distinctly non-fiction stalwart: Luminol6 min
- Dichloromethane: Chemistry in its elementIt smells sweet, is potentially lethal and organic chemists rely on it: Emily James on dichloromethane6 min
- Dibromoindigo: Chemistry in its elementPurple was once a colour only royalty could afford to wear. Hayley Birch investigates tyrian purple, or dibromoindigo, the original purple dye6 min
- Batrachotoxin: Chemistry in its elementStephen Wallace introduces batrachotoxin, a deadly toxin that comes from a beautiful little frog6 min
- Helium hydride: Chemistry in its elementBrian Clegg introduces the first compound to ever exist - helium hydride7 min
- Streptomycin: Chemistry in its elementSimon Cotton introduces the first antibiotic known to kill TB: Streptomycin8 min
- Alum: Chemistry in its elementLars Öhrström delves into the history of alum, a compound linked to some of Europe's most infamous families7 min
- Hirudin: Chemistry in its elementHelen Scales investigates hirudin, a powerful anticoagulant found in leech saliva6 min
- Ketamine: Chemistry in its elementSimon Cotton explores a dance-scene drug that was designed for horses, ketamine6 min
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.