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Through history, the names of many molecules have changed. It is interesting to remember those forgotten names and to try to track their origin. There are also molecules that are not so well known and which have peculiar ...

Short review of the most important and interesting passages of the popular science book “El científico camuflado”, by Peter J. Bentley. Ariel: Barcelona, 2009. 314 pages. ISBN: 978-84-344-8823-6

Romantic love involves biochemical processes in which substances such as neurotransmitters, neuromodulators and hormones interact with other nerve cells or organs. When being in love, dopamine levels increases, generating ...

This section contains a small compilation of news and events that took place in Peru and that are interesting from a chemistry perspective. Of 2013 we have highlighted the Minamata Convention on Mercury, the ANR prize to ...

Determination of the stereochemistry of organic compounds has been a problem that the scientific community has been giving solution to over the years. Different methods have emerged, such as X-ray Diffraction or different ...

It is spicy, it makes us blush, but it also relieves pain. Capsaicin is the main component of chili pepper, an ingredient in so many dishes in our country.

Although we may think that studies of archaeological and artistic objects are mainly historical or stylistic, a chemical approach can also provide important information about them.  In a country like ours, with a vast ...