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Nature 412, 117 (12 July 2001) | doi:10.1038/35084276
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Seeking, sometimes finding, that elusive chemistry
Hong-fei Wang1
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics (Beijing), Centre for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 2, 1st North Street, Zhongguancun, Haidian District, Beijing 100080, China
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Abstract
Despite all the discipline's achievements, opinion is divided as to whether chemistry is getting the recognition it deserves — and needs — in order to keep attracting new talent.
The Opinion article "A discipline buried by success" (Nature 411, 399; 2001) and News Feature "What's in a name?" (Nature 411, 408–409; 2001) in the 24 May issue are correct in their analysis of the lack of recognition of chemistry, in and outside the international scientific community.
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