This book presents an interesting, informative, and fun description of the molecules that make up modern life, and how they impact upon all of us. It contains approximately 100 sections, each describing a different molecule and typically what it does, how it's made, and what's so interesting about it. Examples include capsaicin (the molecule responsible for the spicy heat of chillis), DEET (the insect repellent), Kevlar(R) (the material for bullet-proof vests), taurine (the stimulant in Red Bull), nitroglycerine (the ...
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This book presents an interesting, informative, and fun description of the molecules that make up modern life, and how they impact upon all of us. It contains approximately 100 sections, each describing a different molecule and typically what it does, how it's made, and what's so interesting about it. Examples include capsaicin (the molecule responsible for the spicy heat of chillis), DEET (the insect repellent), Kevlar(R) (the material for bullet-proof vests), taurine (the stimulant in Red Bull), nitroglycerine (the explosive in dynamite), and many others.
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