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Full Description
Nature's amazing chemistry has been producing all the raw materials essential for life on Earth for billions of years. The chemistry is, however, diverse and often complex and challenging. It has unfathomable depths that chemists and other scientists around the world are still attempting to probe and understand. Chapters in this book reflect Michael Freemantle's fascination with nature's chemistry not only of humans and other animals, but also of plants and minerals. You will discover:
the chemistry of fruit flies, lobsters and beavers;
the chemistry of snowdrops, wild cabbages and Himalayan blue poppies;
the chemistry of minerals containing cobalt and other elements, the mining of which has in some cases led to environmental degradation and human rights abuses.
Michael Freemantle is a science writer who has written numerous books and articles on chemistry, the history of science and related topics. They include The Chemists' War: 1914-1918 published by the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Contents
Nature's Chemical Treasure Trove
The Scent of Beavers
The Shepherd and The Draper
Snakes and Hypertension
Exotic Lobsters and Scarlet Ibises
Toxic African Beetle Larvae
Mediterranean Rock Snails and the Colour Purple
Sleeping Beauties
Keeping Time Day and Night
Puddling in Mud
Pigs and Pannage
Dumb Cane
Lady's Bedstraw
The Common Snowdrop
Himalayan Blue Poppies and Autumn Leaves
An Ancient Blue Dye
The First True Drug
The World's Most Abundant Polymer
Old Harry and Wild Cabbage
Fixing Nitrogen
Cobalt in Cornwall and the Congo
Not Just a Nasty Gas
The Rise and Fall of Mercury
Blue John
Dark Oxygen and Manganese Nodules
The Secrets of Soil
