“Organic” might be the most abused word in the English language. Chemists, farmers, and marketers all use it—and none of them mean the same thing. The result is a label that can make Oreos, cigarettes ...

You’ve heard about them growing up, you’ve seen them on food packaging, and you’ve read about them in nutrition articles: Vitamins. You've probably heard common phrases like: "Take your vitamins,” ...

The water-soluble vitamins are vitamin C and vitamin B complex, which includes thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, pyridoxine, folate, biotin, and cobalamin. Vitamins can be fat-soluble or ...

The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has gone to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna “for the development of a method for genome editing.” That method, formally known as CRISPR-Cas9 gene ...

Infrared images of Titan acquired by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. Titan’s subsurface ocean is rich in organic molecules, making it a promising place to look for alien life in our solar system. These ...

ABSTRACT: Carotenoids are a group of natural pigments that are isolated from plants and are known for their great importance in maintaining human health. Beta-carotene is an organic compound, from ...

If you have irritable bowel syndrome, too much or too little dietary fiber can affect symptoms. Most doctors recommend increasing dietary fiber intake to relieve symptoms, but some types of fiber may ...

The list of fat-soluble vitamins is quite short. Stored in the liver and fatty tissues, vitamins A, D, E, and K are tucked away until your body needs them. Fat-soluble vitamins are certainly good for ...

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Solubility is an essential concept in chemistry that describes the ability of a ...

How do we use chemistry in our everyday lives? A mysterious package dusted with white powder, rodent hair and a small white fiber: these are clues that a chemist educated in applied chemistry can use ...