A chemist in the flower garden
By 
Derek Lowe2024-09-26T11:00:00
The beautifully complex molecules plants produce are as inspiring as the blooms themselves
Like many another scientist, one of my side interests is gardening, and when I’m out there among the flowers I can’t help but connect things with my regular job of organic chemistry. What never fails to impress me are the compounds lurking inside what look like perfectly benign plants, because nature can never be taken for granted.