A flexible, cascade approach to the total synthesis of stachyflin could speed the development of potential anti-influenza A agents

Enantioselective Synthesis of Anti-Influenza Agent

Artificial Photosynthesis
Artificial photosynthetic system developed by reassembling raw materials from plants as support matrix for the encapsulation of porphyrins

Peppermint as Mainstream Medicine
Understanding how peppermint treats the gastrointestinal disorder IBS may move it from an alternative to a mainstream medicine

Feuersucher by Gottfried Schatz (in German)
Prof. Dr. Gottfried Schatz talks about his book "Feuersucher" (German only)

Nature's Elegant Solution to Repairing DNA
A major discovery about an enzyme's structure has opened a window on understanding DNA repair

A New Receptor?
Evidence for a new binding site for guanosine, different from the well-known adenosine receptors, has been detected

Two Platinums Fight Cancer Better than One
Dinuclear platinum complex shows remarkable activity against cancer strain typically resistant to chemotherapy

Stopping Amyloid Fibrillation with Nanoparticles
Can amyloid fibrillation associated with degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s be stopped by nanoparticles that act like proteins?

Controlling Stem Cell Differentiation
Micropatterned substrate that mimics heart muscles can be used to direct differentiation in adult human stem cells

Potential Methamphetamine Vaccine
Six structures have been identified as promising leads for a vaccine to prevent methamphetamine addiction