The Plague Pit

Welcome to The Plague Pit. For this issue, number 31, I’m delighted to welcome back Adrian Tsui. Adrian is a sixth former at Winchester College, studying Physics, Chemistry and Biology. He has a place at Downing College, Cambridge to read Natural Sciences, starting in 2020. He’s also a dedicated musician.. Adrian’s two previous articles tackled some chemical aspects of the pandemic, at a time when these were causing a bit of a hullabaloo. Below he takes on the challenge of…

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Welcome to The Plague Pit – issue number 23. For this issue, I’m very pleased to welcome back Adrian Tsui with the second of his two articles on chemistry and COVID-19. He has thoughtfully provided a glossary at the end of the article for readers (and site editors) who may be a bit rusty on their chemical terminology. Adrian is a sixth former at Winchester College, studying Physics, Chemistry and Biology. He has a place at Downing College, Cambridge to…

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Welcome to The Plague Pit. For this issue – number 20 – I’m very grateful to Adrian Tsui. Adrian is a sixth former at Winchester College, studying Physics, Chemistry and Biology. He has a place at Downing College, Cambridge to read Natural Sciences, starting in 2020. He’s also a dedicated musician. Adrian has written a pair of articles on chemistry in the pandemic. Here’s the first: . In a world changed by COVID-19, we find ourselves constantly searching for ways…

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