The 2022 Nobel Prize in chemistry is shared by Drs. Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Morten Meldal, and Barry Sharpless. Dr. Bertozzi鈥檚 pioneering innovation was built upon a path paved by Dr. Sharpless....
Certain concepts simply irk me. They are often needlessly complicated and their meaning gets distorted in an attempt to make them understandable.
Take, for example, the idea of a Mitochondrial Eve.
Shots, jabs, pricks鈥攚hatever you call it, having a needle inserted into your body is not most people鈥檚 idea of a fun afternoon activity. Even if you don鈥檛 have a specific needle phobia, injection...
In Netflix鈥檚 Stranger Things, Eleven develops a nosebleed whenever she harnesses her telekinetic powers. From crumpling a coke can to committing murder 鈥 the more exertion her psychokinesis...
Contrary to popular belief, aspirin does not occur in nature, it is not found in the willow tree. But there is a connection. Aspirin, or acetyl salicylic acid, was first produced commercially by...