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04. Robert Robinson, a revolutionary chemist
04. Robert Robinson, a revolutionary chemist
Sir Robert Robinson used the Botanic Garden in his research investigating the structures of alkaloids derived from plant... Read more
18 Oct 2012
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12. Healing molecules or poisonous plants?
12. Healing molecules or poisonous plants?
The notorious history of healing molecules. Many molecules from plants can be used as medicines but are also toxic if th... Read more
18 Oct 2012
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03. Take care with the word organic
03. Take care with the word organic
Hear what the word organic means to a chemist.
18 Oct 2012
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05. Energy from the sun
05. Energy from the sun
How plants use energy from the sun to make food from carbon dioxide and water.
18 Oct 2012
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13. New medicines from plants
13. New medicines from plants
Many modern medicines are derived from plants.
18 Oct 2012
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11. The machine inside plants
11. The machine inside plants
The photosynthetic machinery inside plants is explained.
18 Oct 2012
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07. The many tastes of ginger
07. The many tastes of ginger
Ginger contains a cocktail of different molecules. The different molecules in dried, cooked and fresh ginger lead to dif... Read more
18 Oct 2012
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10. Colourful vegetables
10. Colourful vegetables
Pigments from plants are different colours depending on the chemical environment they are in.
18 Oct 2012
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09. The hottest plant in the world
09. The hottest plant in the world
How chillis and a euphorbia are helping to produce new painkillers.
18 Oct 2012
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14. The caramel tree
14. The caramel tree
Why the Katsura tree smells of caramel and how analytical techniques have solved the problem of what is responsible for ... Read more
18 Oct 2012
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