We are family!

Abstract

To a chemist, the proverb “Blood is thicker than water” implies that the intermolecular forces in blood are stronger than those among water molecules. Water is notorious in nature for having strong intermolecular forces despite having a low molecular mass. The proverb, of course, does not refer to chemical bonds but bonds of humanity. There are other bonds that involve chemists but aren’t about DNA. For instance, chemists share the bond of loving the field of chemistry. We can even measure our degrees of separation using tools of scientific genealogy. Check out the website www.academictree.org/chemistry , and you may be surprised to find out who is part of your chemical kin. Chemists are like a family. Like any family, we may not be proud of every member of the extended family, but we are all proud of the family name. We like to support one another and to educate those