Unlocking the molecular blueprint for a powerful plant-based drug

Researchers at UBC Okanagan have uncovered how plants produce mitraphylline, a rare natural compound that may help fight ...

U.S. scientist among trio awarded chemistry Nobel for developing new molecular architecture

Three scientists shared the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their work developing a new form of molecular architecture ...

Three scientists win Nobel Prize in chemistry for creating new molecular structure

Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for creating a new type of molecular structure that has been used to ...
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Trio wins chemistry Nobel for new form of molecular architecture

Japan's Susumu Kitagawa, UK-born Richard Robson and American-Jordanian Omar M. Yaghi on Wednesday won the Nobel Prize in ...
C&EN

Uncovered: Skeletal editing and the future of cut-and-paste chemistry

In this episode of C&EN Uncovered, host Craig Bettenhausen speaks with Chemical & Engineering News associate editor Brianna Barbu about her article diving into the new and exciting frontier of the ...
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Rare Molecular Shape May Unlock RNA Versatility

Despite being made from a relatively simple set of building blocks, ribonucleic acid (RNA) has a broad array of complex responsibilities. From providing structure to carrying the instructions for ...
Interesting Engineering

New molecular discovery shows electrons can be steered, boosting drug safety

In a first that could change how scientists study the building blocks of life, ETH Zurich researchers have shown that molecular ‘handedness’ is not just structural but also electronic. By using ...
Nanowerk

Chiral nanostars reveal how molecular twists shape complex materials

Chiral gold nanostars show how molecular asymmetry transfers to high-symmetry nanoparticles, producing structures with distinctive optical behavior and enhanced molecular detection. (Nanowerk ...
Quanta Magazine

How Smell Guides Our Inner World

When Thomas Hummel gets a whiff of an unripe, green tomato, he finds himself in his childhood home in Bavaria. Under the tilted ceilings of the bedroom that he shared with his two older brothers, ...
C&EN

Accelerating Variable Cell Shape Molecular Dynamics with a Position-Dependent Mass Matrix

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. In molecular dynamics (MD), the accessible time scales are limited by the necessity to ...
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Brain molecules unexpectedly store their own memory

Our memories define us. They help us learn, shape our identities, and guide decisions. While the psychology of memory has long been explored, the biological roots remain a complex puzzle. Now, a ...
eLife

The (molecular) shape of you

Open annotations (there are currently 0 annotations on this page). Whether a protein can properly carry out its role in a cell heavily depends on its unique three-dimensional shape. To understand the ...