An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Angewandte Chemie 28/2012: Everywhere, All the Time

Resistance is Not Futile
The total synthesis of the antibiotic marinomycin A could nudge us towards antibiotics that defeat resistant microbes, such as MRSA

New Look at Efficient Alkynylation
A simple and widely-applicable method for alkynylation of complex molecules is discovered by exploring a scientific curiosity

Vitamin K2 for Your Mitochondria
Vitamin K2 is a electron carrier able to rescue mitochondrial dysfunction and possibly help treat neurological disorders

Masking Cationic Charges to Fight Malaria
O-alkylsulfonate derivatives of bis-alkylamidoximes are orally available, potent antimalaric compounds thanks to their masked charges

Fundamental Assumptions for DNA Self-Assembly
Direct atomic force microscopy (AFM) observation of DNA tile crystal growth at the single-molecule level

Vegetarian Isotopes
Study of trace metals in blood samples from vegetarians and omnivores reveals how gender and diet influence metal's accumulation

DNA as Future Electronic Components
Conducting nanostructures based on metallized DNA have potential for conductive paths and nanotransistors in miniature electronic circuits

Wonderlab Comic — Lab Visit
Wonderlab plays host to an eager young school student with an unexpected result

G. Malliaras on Organic Electronics at the Interface with Life Sciences
Head of the Department of Bioelectronics (BEL), EMSE, France, on one of the most dramatic technological developments of the past decades