Controlling Neural Stem Cell Differentiation with MOFs
Platform accelerates differentiation via safe and stable supply of chemicals using metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)
Sugars Gain Carbon Using Good Old Hydrazine Chemistry
Direct allylation and olefination of carbohydrates
A Pathway to Peptides in Space
Could life have an extraterrestrial origin?
Carbon in a Boron Wheel
Theoretical work identifies a new cluster with a planar pentacoordinate carbon
Surprise About the First Peptide Bond Formations
The first peptide bonds may not have formed in water but in sulfur dioxide
A Promising Green Heterogeneous Photocatalyst
Flavin-inspired covalent organic framework (COF) serves as a selective catalyst
Plenty More Fish in the Sea?
Impact on climate change: The amount of fish, or the amount of fecal matter deposited by fish, may affect how much carbon is sequestered
Hyaluronic Acid with Self-Healing Properties
Shear-thinning could allow use as an injectable lubricant for injured joints
Branched Polyphosphates in Living Cells
Branched polyphosphates have never been found in biological cells - this has led to the general assumption that they simply don’t exist in cells
Controlling the Cytokine Storm in COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2 infection causes cells to stop dividing as a stress response, pointing to a drug target
How Molnupiravir Causes SARS-CoV-2 to Mutate and Die
Mechanism might apply to various viral polymerases and could explain broad-spectrum antiviral activity of molnupiravir
Energy at Your Fingertips: Transforming Sweat Lactate into Power
During sleep, biofuel cells continuously capture energy from human passive sweat
Liquid Crystals: From Disk Stacks to Chiral Propellers
Electric field induces chirality in liquid-crystal columns
A Diels-Alder Approach to Cannabinoid Derivatives
Tetrahydrocannabinol derivatives synthesized via Diels–Alder reactions of vinylchromenes with electron-poor dienophiles
Our Organically Acidic Atmosphere
Current models of atmospheric chemistry and climate greatly underestimate the atmospheric burden of formic acid
Biphasic Patches for Wound Healing
Simultaneous delivery of multiple antimicrobial agents for the effective treatment of wound biofilms
Putting Microplastics to Good Use
Material based on foam made from waste microplastics can be used as acoustic and thermal insulation
Interstellar Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
1- and 2-Cyanonaphthalene detected using spectral matched filtering of radio telescope data
New Moves for the Leidenfrost Effect
Discovery makes it necessary to revise our understanding of the mechanism behind the hovering of water droplets on a hot surface