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Features May 2004


Vorsprung durch Chemie

The German Chemical Society (GDCh) and the Royal Society of Chemistry have worked closely together for many years. David Giachardi, chief executive of the RSC, and Wolfram Koch, GD...


Blind faith

Blind faith

People can lose their eyesight for a number of different reasons but there are a few promising treatments on the horizon. Michael Gross looks them up.


It's a fungi old world

Fungi do more than rot fruit and veg: they have a profound role in geochemistry. Simon Hadlington explains.


A life less ordinary

This month Albert Eschenmoser receives the RSC's Barton gold medal. Cath O'Driscoll talks to him about a career spent chasing the mysteries of life.


Prosecuting the polluters

Oil spills and chemical leaks can wreak havoc on the environment, but who is legally responsible for fixing the damage? Maria Burke investigates.