• Question: have you ever made a major break through in chemistry and if so what was it

    Asked by anon-226603 to William, Thibaut "Tibo", Harry, Georgia, Emily, Aimee on 19 Nov 2019.
    • Photo: Thibaut Deviese

      Thibaut Deviese answered on 19 Nov 2019:


      I developed a new method to separate amino acids. These are small molecules constituting collagen. This method is now used to prepare the samples for radiocarbon dating in my lab.

    • Photo: Emily Sparkes

      Emily Sparkes answered on 20 Nov 2019:


      I improved the yield of my protein by 17,300%, and made some key discoveries that will help us understand exactly how the protein reacts

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