Chem & Biochem
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Chemistry: For the Brain and Taste Buds
October 19–25 was a week full of enough science to satisfy your sweet tooth.
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How Far Urine Flows in a Tiny Tube Says a lot About Your Health
When you flush the toilet, you may be discarding microscopic warning signs about your health.
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The Sweet Taste of Knowledge at Chem Week
Nothing’s better than sweet science, and this year the BYU Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is celebrating National Chemistry Week’s theme “The Sweet Side of Chemistry—Candy,” October 19–25.
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Discovery May Lead to Lower Doses of Chemotherapy
No matter what type of chemotherapy you attack a tumor with, many cancer cells resort to the same survival tactic: They start eating themselves.
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Dodging Dogma Traps
Everyone knows the that the planets revolve around the sun, but 500 years ago, that belief would have earned you the title of heretic because everyone had been taught that the earth was the center of the universe. This dogmatic belief inhibited scientific progress until the heliocentric model was finally accepted.
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Teaching Students to Stretch their Wings
Rebecca Sansom has a rather unique hobby—bird watching—that enables her to practice her scientific skills outside of the classroom.
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