Professors Hilbert von Löhneysen, Axel Meyer, and Nikolaus Pfanner, receive the Hector Research Award
Hector Research Award Presented
DNA Damage in Plants
First evidence of multiple DNA lesion formation and accumulation in plants caused by copper oxide nanoparticles
Precision Folds
Zinc-finger proteins act as site-specific adapters for DNA-origami structures
60th Birthday: Roger Tsien
Roger Tsien, Nobel Prize winner in chemistry, celebrates his 60th birthday
Deadly Chinese Mushrooms
Mushroom amino acids are revealed as the cause of sudden deaths in Yunnan province of China
New RSEQ President
Jesús Jiménez Barbero takes over the presidency of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry, RSEQ
Underarm Hygiene Does Not Cause Breast Cancer
A study showing parabens are present in breast tumor tissue was quickly picked up by the tabloid media, but was their reporting accurate?
Angewandte Chemie 5/2012: Lead Structures
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
BSE More Dangerous Than Thought
More people infected in lymphoid tissues, who may never develop the disease but could infect others via blood transfusions or organ donations
Tuning Up for Drug Release
A novel drug delivery mechanism based on polymeric meshes uses air as a barrier to control the rate at which drug is released