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The Chemical Legacy of Louis Pasteur

5 Jun 2026

Louis Pasteur is buried in an elaborate mausoleum at the Institute Pasteur in Paris where mosaic tiles on the tomb commemorate various aspects of the great man's scientific life. A flock of sheep,...

The Molecules That Run the World Come From Oil

3 Apr 2026

This article was first published in The Montreal Gazette. 

Skeletons in the Closet

3 Jan 2024

Dr. David Franklin’s conscience was bothering him. At first, the job he had secured in 1996 with Parke-Davis, a division of the Warner-Lambert pharmaceutical company, seemed ideal. Armed with a PhD...

When Living Things Make Our Drugs for Us

21 Apr 2022

Could you recreate your favourite restaurant meal at home? Imagine the challenge of getting that meal to go and receiving no recipe, no ingredient list; just the final dish that you get to taste,...

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