In 1763 after five years of experimenting with the use of powdered willow bark in treating agues and fevers, Rev. Edmund Stone wrote to the Right Honourable George Earl of Macclesfield a now famous letter outlining his results.

The Molecule of the Month feature has been running for almost 20 years now. That is almost 12 * 20 years - or explanations of nearly 240 examples of molecular biology, complete with explanatory art that helps visualize the structure and inner workings of complex systems.