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Breathing life into chemistry

Chemical biology, using chemical tools to solve biological problems, is awakening interest among students and creating a new breed of researcher, says Tim Chapman.

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  1. Tim Chapman is a freelance writer based in Halifax, UK.

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Chapman, T. Breathing life into chemistry. Nature 430, 948–949 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7002-948a

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