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Tina Bankovic28 July 2016

Currently, the UK is considered a world leader in scientific research. And many scientists are unhappy with the possibility of the country leaving the EU.

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CurioCity27 July 2016

This ChemMatters episode explains the science behind calories and nutrition facts labels. Find out how scientists first determined the calorie content of food in the 1800s, and how fat, protein and carbohydrate levels on nutrition facts labels are found today. (6:11 min.)

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CurioCity25 July 2016

I am a 4th year PhD Candidate in Biological Sciences at the University of Calgary and I study group-living in animals.

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Amaya Singh20 July 2016

The Zika virus is spread by mosquitoes. It has also been linked to birth defects, especially microcephaly. But how do you get from a mosquito bite to microcephaly?

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CurioCity11 July 2016

I am a 2nd year MSc. student in physics, at Simon Fraser University. I study molecular motors.

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Kelly Resmer8 July 2016

Athletes who use banned drugs get a unfair advantage. But how do officials know which athletes are cheating and which ones are “clean”? With chemistry, of course!

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Heather Auld6 June 2016

Fieldwork is exactly what it sounds like: leaving your lab or office, and going out into the “field” to do research. It can be exciting and fun. However, it also comes with risks.

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CurioCity Careers30 May 2016

Pamela works as a field biologist, helping farmers feed the world!

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CurioCity19 May 2016

The periodic table just got four new elements, but this isn't as groundbreaking as recent headlines would have you believe. Join Speaking of Chemistry's resident killjoy to find out why. (2.50 min.)

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Robyn Millott17 May 2016

Like bacteria, cancer cells can develop resistance to drugs. Any cancer cells are left alive after chemotherapy could multiply and form a drug-resistant tumour.

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