🤢🧪The fugu poison, tetrodotoxin, falls very near the top of the international hit parade of poisons. Swallowing even half a milligram transforms this culinary delicacy into an “executioner’s last meal”. You will probably have already guessed that such a poisonous species must also be a brilliant chemist.

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The Chemist’s Fear of the Fugu - ChemistryViews

The chemist’s fear of the fugu or pufferfish extends as far as the distinctive and intriguing poison it carries

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Why does a match burn? Why does it ignite only on the friction surface of the matchbox?

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❓Weekly Research News Challenge❓
🌍🧪 This week’s quiz focuses on:
• CO2 capture
• free 3D printed reactions vessels
• a new method for cleaving alkenes!

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Weekly Research News Challenge: CO2 Capture – 3D-Printed Reactions Vessels – Alkene Cleaving - ChemistryViews

Weekly Research News Challenge: This week’s quiz focuses on CO2 capture, a free 3D printed toolkit, and a new methode for cleaving alkenes! Test your knowledge and answer three questions based on the major news stories from the past week

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