"Analytical chemistry is extremely important—probably even more important than analytical chemists think. Everything in science requires measurement; analytical chemists are experts in the science of measurement, not just in determining the structures of molecules and the compositions of mixtures of molecules."
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George M. Whitesides, "Is the Focus on “Molecules” Obsolete?", Annual Review of Analytical Chemistry (2013)
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