When most people think of \"chemistry\", they think of complicated equations, ab

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When most people think of "chemistry", they think of complicated equations, abstract concepts, reactions that don't matter in real life, etc. While many may think that chemistry doesn't apply to our lives or that it's all just boring stuff, in reality, there's a lot of cool chemistry research going on that you would likely never think of.

In your main post, please find an example of novel chemistry research that is going on. I have provided a list of potential topics below that you are welcome to choose from, or you can search for your own topic. Once you have chosen your topic, I would like you to find an article from a REPUTABLE source that discusses this topic (don't forget to include the reference - in APA format.

Topics to choose from (or choose your own):

Tuberculosis sniffing mice

Bacteria-powered batteries

Interference inkjet printing

Chewing gum sensors

Chili peppers kill cancer

Nicotine-eating bacteria

Algae sunscreen

Gelatin clothing

Programmable DNA GPS

Explanation / Answer

Hi there,

This kind of questions require publications/journals access through internet which is not available to all. If you are a student in an institute or university, you may have access to journals. Contact your library and use scifinder scholar or google scholar to find the related recent publications on the given topic. I am sure, you will find a nice article of your choice. I can provide you a reference which you may find interesting.

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2015, 137 (32), pp 10136–10139

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