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...lead to skin cancer. Some creams also contain potentially lethal mercury, banned in cosmetics since the 1970s. But the creams remain as popular as ever despite government prohibitions in a dozen African countries. "As long as there's a demand there will be a market," says Purity Wangai, a chemist at the Kenya Bureau of Standards, which recently banned the most dangerous lightening products. "And there's always going to be demand as long as the mentality exists that light is beautiful...
...poses few problems and is often used by dermatologists to treat various skin conditions. But prolonged use stops the production of melanin, a natural pigment that protects the skin from the sun, and increases the likelihood of skin cancers. Damaged skin cells also "make the skin very weak," says chemist Wangai. Veins show through and, over time, the skin may actually become darker and develop hard nodules. "But even when they know that, women keep using them," says Peris Wanjiru, a saleswoman in a Nairobi beauty shop. "They feel it doesn't matter how they will look...
...University presented 11 honorary degrees, including doctor of letter degrees to poet John Ashbery, a doctorate in humane letters to Indian womens’ labor organizer Ela R. Bhatt and anti-violence activist Geoffrey Canada, a doctorate in science to chemist Isabella L. Karle and physicist Charles H. Townes...
Karle, a physical chemist who has worked since 1946 in the Naval Research Laboratory, has created new ways for scientists to understand molecular structure. Her technique, known as "symbolic addition procedure," utilizes x-rays to analyze molecular structure--and is useful in understanding chemicals important in both industry and medicine...
...year career with the Oklahoma City police, she had an unbroken string of positive job evaluations and was Civilian Police Employee of the Year in 1985. Her ability to sway juries and win convictions earned her the nickname "Black Magic." In 1994 she was promoted from forensic chemist to supervisor. Until recently, Hall says, she did not have "a bad piece of paper in her file." Now Gilchrist is on paid leave; in June she will face a two-day hearing to decide whether the police department should fire her. Meanwhile, her reputation has been shattered...