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  1. Re:You had me at ... by spiralx · · Score: 1 · on Scientist Seeks Investment For "Alcohol Substitute"

    Not far off! According to this page the density is 1.2 g/cm3. So 200 gallons is approximately 1000kg, which is about 10 billion 100ug doses.

  2. Re:Boring by Anon-Admin · · Score: 4, Informative · on Has the Mythical Unicorn of Materials Science Finally Been Found?

    How about Trilithium Nitrate?

    http://www.chemspider.com/Chemical-Structure.19054984.html

    Or

    Trilithium borate

    http://www.chemspider.com/Chemical-Structure.13208905.html

    I am not sure that three lithium atoms will bond on there own with out something else in the structure. ;P

  3. Re:Boring by Anon-Admin · · Score: 4, Informative · on Has the Mythical Unicorn of Materials Science Finally Been Found?

    How about Trilithium Nitrate?

    http://www.chemspider.com/Chemical-Structure.19054984.html

    Or

    Trilithium borate

    http://www.chemspider.com/Chemical-Structure.13208905.html

    I am not sure that three lithium atoms will bond on there own with out something else in the structure. ;P

  4. Re:watch his documentary on youtube before comment by gilleain · · Score: 1 · on 'Alternative Medicine' Clinic Attempts To Silence Critics

    As someone working in pharmaceutical development (posting anon since I'm at work), I find his ideas interesting. I have some serious doubts about the mechanism whereby his antineoplastons are having an effect, as well as doubts about the consistency of the manufacturing process he's using to make them (IIRC, these are a loosely-defined complex mix of molecules, unlike typical large-molecule biologics whose composition is much more tightly controlled). Still, I would like to see some more serious research done with these compounds; and I'm still open to the possibility that these antineoplastons are actually a viable treatment option.

    Okay, so one of the compounds mentioned on wikipedia is this one:

    http://www.chemspider.com/Chemical-Structure.50771.html

    which is at least drug-like (I can't find any hits in ChEMBL; haven't tried any other open databases). Another is just phenylacetylglutamine, which is 'just' a metabolite. Do you really think there is a reasonable justification for saying this molecule is active? If the guy uses a mixture of molecules, why not purify the most active ones?

    (I do realise, of course, that you are not involved in Burzynski research - just curious for your opinion :)

  5. Re:Anybody figured out how to disguise... by mr_mischief · · Score: 1 · on Atomic Disguise Makes Helium Look Like Hydrogen

    I have news for you: the former is the molecular formula, but the latter is the systematic name of the same compound.
    ChemSpider entry for THC

    So yes, I think nature has already figured out how to make it look like itself and it would still get you high. No, I'm not the AC that posted the above.

    The original was slightly funny. The funnier part is that you were correcting the AC and you're wrong to do so.