Phil Baran keeps the dream of classical organic chemists alive

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I am very happy to note that organic chemist Phil Baran from Scripps is one of this year's recipients of the MacArthur "Genius...
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2013 Nobel Prizes

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It's almost time for the 2013 Nobel Prizes, which means it's also time for playing that little game which we in the chemosphere hav...
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MIT and chemistry: What gives?

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A reference to pioneering physical organic chemist Jack Roberts in a C&EN article again brought the following question to my mind: Why ...
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Chemical and Engineering News celebrates 90 years: How chemistry has come a long way

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Chemistry is - in the true sense - the central science, reaching inside every aspect of our lives (Image: Marquette University) Che...

Macrocycle drug review

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Here's a comprehensive and useful review of macrocycle drugs in J Med Chem by Giordanetto and Kihlberg at AstraZeneca; well worth read...

So you hate GMO's because they are untested. What about feelbetteramine from the health store?

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Normal rice and golden rice fortified with beta carotene (Image: Wikipedia Commons) Noted pharmacologist, Forbes blogger and No...
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Who's afraid of nuclear waste?: WIPPing transuranics into shape

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This post first appeared on Scientific American Blogs. Waste arriving at the WIPP from all over the country's non-commercial DoE ...

Fairness or intimidation: How do you handle difficult commenters?

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Last week I wrote a post on my Scientific American blog criticizing a guest post about nuclear power on Andrew Revkin's NYT blog ...
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Druggability: An optimistic assessment.

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Derek has a good post that takes a philosophical approach toward the whole question of "druggability". The main question is; gi...
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Gordon Conference impressions

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What goes on at the Gordon Conference stays at the Gordon Conference, goes the saying. In keeping with this tradition I am not going to div...
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