A two-directional total synthesis has been used by US chemists to construct microbial molecules with anticancer properties

Double-Edged Synthesis

Angewandte Chemie 40/2012: Electrics, Electronics, and Ergodicity
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Who's Next? 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry – Voting Results Friday 28 September
Latest results for the predictions for the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Landscapes of Taste
New and particularly simple approach to making an electronic tongue that can differentiate between proteins

ChemCar Competition 2012
The seventh ChemCar Competition took place on September 12, 2012

Blowing Bubbles to Kill Cancer
Liposomes containing ammonium bicarbonate release carbon dioxide bubbles that induce the killing of cancer cells

First Total Synthesis of Erythropoietin Glycoprotein
First total synthesis of wild-type erythropoietin glycoprotein, hormone stimulating red blood cell production, has been accomplished

Emil Fischer Medal for H. Waldmann
Professor Herbert Waldmann, Germany, is the recipient of the 2012 Emil Fischer Medal, awarded for work in organic chemistry

Do We Smell Molecular Vibrations?
Humans and animals can distinguish smells by the vibrations of the odorant molecules

A Benzodiazepine Sedates Leukemia
The benzodiazepine Ro5-3335 reduces the development of core binding factor leukemias by inhibiting RUNX1-CBFβ interactions