Ebook: Every molecule tells a story

Atmosphere and water : Nitrogen (Dinitrogen, N2) ; Oxygen (Dioxygen, O2) ; Ozone (Trioxygen, O3) ; Carbon dioxide, CO2 ; Noble gases ; Water ; Deuterium oxide (heavy water) ; Hydrogen peroxide -- Carbohydrates and artificial sweeteners : Introduction ; Trehalose ; Polysaccharides -- Hydrocarbons -- Acids and alkalis : Acids ; Alkalis -- Steroids and sex : Introduction ; Testosterone ; Man-made anabolic steroids ; Contraception ; Sex means more than steroids -- The senses : Carotene and vision ; Taste ; Smell ; Chiral molecules and smell ; Pyrazines and smell ; Pheromones ; Human pheromones? -- Cosmetics and perfumes : Shampoo ; Hair colouring and waving ; Nail varnish ; Face powder ; Lipstick ; Mascara and eye shadow ; Sunscreen and tanning ; Toothpaste ; Bad breath and mouthwash ; Body odours and deodorants ; Perfumes ; Rose ; Musks ; Nitromusks ; Polycyclic musks ; Macrocyclic musks ; Vanillin ; Aldehydes and 2-methylundecanal -- Natural killers : Curare ; Frog venoms ; Tetrodotoxin ; Cone snail venoms (conotoxins) ; Spider venoms ; Scorpion venoms ; Snake venoms ; Strychnine -- Unnatural killers : Dimethylmercury ; Tetraethyllead ; Nerve agents ; CS and mustard gas ; Mustard gas ; Thalidomide -- Explosives : Detecting explosives -- Pleasure molecules ; Phenylethylamine ; Amphetamine ; Methamphetamine ; Ecstasy ; Ritalin (Methylphenidate) ; Caffeine ; Cocaine ; Designer drugs ; Ethanol ; LSD ; Nicotine -- Natural healers : Galantamine ; Opium and morphine ; Heroin ; Penicillin ; Quinine and antimalarials ; Taxol (Paclitaxel) ; Tetracycline ; Vancomycin ; Vinca alkaloids -- Man-made healers : Aspirin ; Ibuprofen ; Phenacetin ; Acetanilide ; Acetaminophen ; Acyclovir ; Beta-blockers and atenolol ; Azidothymidine ; Cisplatin and other platinum anticancer drugs ; Linezolid ; Antidepressants ; Antiulcer drugs ; Sulfanilamide and the sulfonamides ; Antiflu drugs -- Synthetic polymers : Polythene (or Polyethylene) ; Polyvinyl chloride, poly(chloroethene) ; Teflon, Poly(tetrafluoroethene) PTFE ; Polystyrene (Poly(phenylethene)) ; Poly(methyl cyanoacrylate) ; Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) ; Nylon ; Terylene ; Kevlar ; Polyurethane.