Archive for October, 2010

Teaching History of Chemistry in National Chemistry Week, October 17-23, 2010

Chemistry, what a fascinating science discipline!  Isaac Newton, one the greatest scientists in history said in 1676: “If I have seen far, it’s because I stood on the shoulders of giants“.  And you bet that’s true for Chemistry, and for any other discipline as well.  Chemistry was not built by one chemist, or two, it […]

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October is the breast cancer awareness month

According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is the second most frequent cancer type (after lung cancer), with 15% incidence.  It is estimated that more than 200,000 new cases will be diagnosed before the end of 2010.  However, there is much hope and optimism: in the last 30 years the death rate has been […]

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