#ChemistryOfRunning Mission Complete with a a 2.48 today TCS London Marathon Thanks to my my family for their continued love and support as I do mad stuff like this. I'll be writing a full race report for Chemistry World in May 😁 Now, all the food and beer please

Over the past year, concerns have been rising over the emergence of synthetic drugs such as nitazenes and xylazine on the illicit drug market. But what are they & why are they causing harm? Read out latest explainer to find out: chemistryworld.com/news/explainer… Thanks to Caroline Copeland

Most of us take having safe drinking water for granted, but over 400 million people around the world do not have this luxury.
Julia Robinson talks to some of the scientists working on analysing and treating water to ensure it’s safe for us to drink.
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Review mills identified as a new form of peer-review fraud

Tag: Chemistry World, MA Oviedo-Garcia, Julia Robinson

We have been following the posts by MA Oviedo-Garcia, who has been highlighting issues with the peer review processes of MDPI (and it is a credit to

Hear from the woman behind the controversy first-hand in Michelle Francl's new article for Chemistry World, covering the complex science of tea including everything from bugs in tea leaves to how the size and shape of tea bags affect the final brew.
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My latest explainer for Chemistry World looking into a brand new class of antibiotics with activity against Acinetobacter baumannii - one of the World Health Organization (WHO) priority 1 pathogens:

My latest analysis for Chemistry World - what has the Graphene Flagship 🇪🇺 achieved over the past decade and what does its future hold as it undergoes significant changes to its structure and funding; will the same level of collaboration still be possible?

The 2023 chemistry #NobelPrize has been awarded to nanotechnology pioneers Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus, and Alexei Ekimov for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots. However, news of their win leaked about two hours before the official announcement.
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All day today Patrick Walter will be covering the #NobelPrize in chemistry beat on our live blog!
You can follow live yourself here: chemistryworld.com/news/the-2023-… or by following this thread, which will be updated with excerpts every time a new post is added!

Planning to watch the #NobelPrize in chemistry announcement tomorrow? Why not try your luck at our custom BINGO as you do!
Keep watch for occurrences like a pun, someone saying 'ingenious', a Covid mention or technical difficulties, and mark your card off as you go!

It's 5 years since nitrosamine impurity, NDMA, was first detected in valsartan & although scientific understanding has advanced dramatically, there is still a lot of work to be done to find out how nitrosamines form & what safety limits are needed: chemistryworld.com/news/addressin…

Incorrect penicillin allergy labels can fuel #AMR as these patients are more likely to be treated with antibiotics linked to resistance - find out more about this and the barriers to 'delabelling' in this The Pharmaceutical Journal feature: pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/featur…

Almost a week to go until the Chemistry #NobelPrize is announced! 🏆 Here we give the rundown of the current predictions for who could be the 2023 winner: chemistryworld.com/news/pioneers-… Chemistry World

Amidst the buzz of excitement about a possible 'sign of life' on K2-18 b I've been looking into exactly what the discovery means & what further information is needed to confirm if there really is life on the #exoplanet : chemistryworld.com/news/explainer… Chemistry World Dr Joanna Barstow

Yesterday we published a collection of articles on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) – bacteria that have evolved defences against the antibiotics we use to kill them when we're infected. This is already a big problem and will only get worse if we don't do anything about it. THREAD!

A fascinating and thorough look at the impact of ongoing medicines shortages in the UK The Pharmaceutical Journal

My first explainer for Chemistry World on the threat that the collapse of the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine poses to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Thank you to Dmytro Gumenyuk from the SSTC NRS and Mark Foreman Chalmers University of Technology for your expert input.

Over the past 5 years, 50,000 scientists have left Russia. Experts are concerned about the impact this will have on scientific progress & have stressed the need to retain links with those who remain in the country. Read my article for Chemistry World here: chemistryworld.com/news/exodus-of…

Thank you to BSME for highly commending the PJ Pod for Best Podcast this evening!
Well done team! Dawn Connelly Nigel Praities geoffreylondon The Pharmaceutical Journal #bsmetalentawards2023

Couldn’t have won this without my wonderful team The Pharmaceutical Journal 💙