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Cannabinoids: A Secret History

By tgeller - Posted on 29 July 2008

Length in words: 
3,000
Year published: 
2007
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Historical review of the chemistry discovery and medical applications of cannabinoids, the psychoactive constituent of marijuana.

Aluminum: Common Metal, Uncommon Past

By tgeller - Posted on 29 July 2008

Length in words: 
3,300
Year published: 
2007
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Historical review of the development of aluminum as a “modern” metal, from its discovery in 1808 through the electrolytic processes devised in 1886.