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

Deadly Chinese Mushrooms

L. Oro: EuCheMS Past-President
Luis A. Oro, Past-President of EuCheMS, talks about EuCheMS' role in European science policy, his Presidency and his research

Underarm Hygiene Does Not Cause Breast Cancer
A study showing parabens are present in breast tumor tissue was quickly picked up by the tabloid media, but was their reporting accurate?

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

S. Caron on Practical Synthetic Chemistry
Stephane Caron, Pfizer, talks about the challenges facing synthetic chemists and how to choose a synthetic strategy

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

Hot Attraction in Bimetals
Highest Curie temperature for a cyano-bridged vanadium–niobium bimetal assembly reported

Pesto — Mediterranean Biochemistry Part 2
In this last part we take a look at the synthesis of the perfect pesto

Parabens in Breast Tissue
Parabens in breast tissue not limited to women who have used underarm products