The organic chemist Gilbert Stork, who was born on December 31, 1921, recently celebrated his 90th birthday
Gilbert Stork's 90th Birthday
Gluten Breakdown
Capillary electrophoresis coupled with fluorescence detection discriminates protein–peptide binding events involved in celiac disease
Improving Childhood Leukemia Treatment
Two nucleosides target an enzyme present in childhood leukemia and so help oncologists improve dosing regiments
Targeted MR Contrast Agents
Ways to improve relaxivity, and therefore contrast, in magnetic resonance (MR) images are reviewed
Nanoparticles Heal Wounds
Nanoparticles containing chitosan have effective antimicrobial activity and could be used as a protective wound-healing material
Future of World Fertilizer Nutrient Reserves
World nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium and sulphur resources and reserves are described as adequate for the foreseeable future
Photochemical Reduction Towards Monolayer Graphene Sheets
A simple photo-irradiation process could generate stable aqueous dispersions of conductive graphene sheets in larger quantities
25th Anniversary: Louis de Broglie's Death
Louis de Broglie is best known for his theory of the wave-particle duality of matter
Nanoparticles Increase Antibiotic Resistance Among Bacteria
Nanoalumina promotes the horizontal transfer of multiresistance genes mediated by plasmids across genera
Synthesis of Non-Toxic Pesticides
A novel synthesis of the insect growth regulator hydroprene has been developed using Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling