Coating Au-198 nanoparticles with epigallocatechin-gallate allows their selective up-take and retention by cancer cells

Golden Trojan Horses

C–H Bond Functionalization
Overview of C–H functionalization strategies for rapid synthesis of biologically active compounds such as natural products and pharmaceutical targets

Reducing Carbon Nanotube Toxicity
Ultrasound is used to carve carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to release toxic metal impurities in a similar way to wind carving the sand hills in a desert

Binding the Minor Groove
Octahedral ruthenium complexes interact with the DNA via its minor groove

Ranking of Worldwide Research Institutions
The Scimago Institutions Ranking, the SIR World Reports 2012, is the most comprehensive ranking of Worldwide Research Institutions

Quasicrysals Originate from Meteorite
So far only natural quasicrystal was found in a rock sample composed in eastern Russia originating from a meteorite that fell to Earth

Blood Group Related to Coronary Heart Disease
Risk of coronary heart disease depends on the blood group

A. Karyakin Receives Bioelectrochemistry Prize
International Society of Electrochemistry prize awarded to Arkady Karyakin, M.V.Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia

Towards Edible Crop Seeds
Identification of glucosinolate transporters might facilitate the production of edible crop seeds

Dow Replaces Hg Catalysts
Dow replaces mercury catalysts for polyurethane elastomer products