UK scientists developed a method to store large amounts of digital information in the form of synthetic DNA sequences
Storing Shakespeare’s Sonnets as Synthetic DNA
Tumor Selective Polyamide
A hairpin pyrrole-imidazole polyamide prevents tumor growth without affecting health tissues
Angewandte Chemie 5/2013: It Just Works!
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
Dying Brightly
Fluorescence lights up cells programmed to die
Most Accessed Articles: December 2012
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for December 2012
How to Produce Dopaminergic Neurons
24(S),25-epoxycholesterol stimulates dopaminergic neuron production, thus showing promise against neurodegeneration
The Chemistry of Female Attraction
(Z)-5-tetradecen-1-ol is a natural ligand of an odor receptor and regulates male’s attractiveness to females
Kill the Tumor But Spare the Platelets!
US researchers engineered the anti-leukemic drug Navitoclax into a new a compound devoid of toxic effects on platelets
Chemistry in Theatre
Carl Djerassi's latest book, Chemistry in Theatre, is reviewed by Stefan Böschen, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Germany
Quick and Selective H2S Detection
A ratiomeric fluorescent probe allows the rapid and selective detection of hydrogen sulfide in mitochondria