The groups of Uwe Meierhenrich and Cornelia Meinert have used multidimensional gas chromatography to detect building blocks of genes in artificial cosmos
Press releases featuring articles published in Chemistry Europe and GDCh journals.

Diamino Acids Found in Simulated Interstellar Ices

Black Arsenic: Fact or Fiction?
Synthesis and identification of phases of solid solutions of arsenic and phosphorus demonstrate that black arsenic is metastable

Tiny Silver Particles Trap Mercury
Hyperstoichiometric reaction between mercury ions and silver nanoparticles depends on the size of the nanoparticles

Foam Polymerization
Synthesis of macroporous polystyrene through polymerization of foamed emulsions

Pushing the Boundaries
New dye could open the door to in vivo applications of fluorescence anisotropy

Precision Folds
Zinc-finger proteins act as site-specific adapters for DNA-origami structures

Deadly Chinese Mushrooms
Mushroom amino acids are revealed as the cause of sudden deaths in Yunnan province of China

Nothing but Air
Novel cellulose–silica gel composite aerogels could be a starting point for the synthesis of many new porous materials

A Hint of Frog in the Air
Macrolides are volatile pheromones from Madagascar frogs that could be used for communication

Avoid the Fallout
New ligands for nuclear waste treatment selectively extract radiotoxic actinides and lessen the environmental impact of nuclear waste