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“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler” – Einstein “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler,” wise words from the man who developed the theory of relativity. Still, the World is a big place and there a ton of stuff it in. As a result, where’s the Continue Reading
When you see a person wearing a mask at an airport, why are they doing it? Should you be wearing one? Some look like simple surgical masks, and others look fancy. Which is better? To begin with, let’s separate masks from respirators. Masks provide more protection for the non-user than the user unless you are Continue Reading
NOx is an EPA Criteria Pollutant We often abbreviate nitrous oxides as NOx, where the “x” implies varying numbers of atoms to collectively refer to several caustic molecules. Nitric oxide (NO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) stand as the most common NOx gases which lead to the formation of smog, tropospheric ozone, and acid rain. For Continue Reading
If you are outside of the medical field, the term half-life may conjure thoughts of radioactivity or carbon dating. Within the medical field, half-life tells us the time that the body must have to remove half of the drug. For many long-term medications, doctors need to establish an equilibrium level of drugs – a plateau Continue Reading
Which are you? Are you right or left-handed? What about your DNA? That’s right, your DNA has handedness or what chemists call chirality. Unlike human populations which has a mix of right and left-handedness, all DNA, and most molecules made in nature do not present as mixtures. Understanding chirality explains essential aspects of both drugs Continue Reading