Life's Chemistry Unleashed: Dialogues at the Edge of Discovery

Life's Chemistry Unleashed: Dialogues at the Edge of Discovery


The Art and Logic of Molecular Structure: Woodward, Hodgkin, and Ramakrishnan on Synthesis, Imaging, and Function

December 21, 2024

In this episode examine the key concepts of chemical synthesis, structural determination, and biological function, through the work of R.B. Woodward, who approached organic synthesis as an art form, Dorothy Hodgkin, who used X-ray diffraction to make mol