Model Nickel Complex

Model Nickel Complex

Nickel coordinated to methyl coenzyme M provides a model for the active site of methyl coenzyme M reductase

Cracking Open Oysters

Cracking Open Oysters

The chemical glue that allows oysters to stick to rocks has been identified; it could be used in boating and medicine

Promoting Natural Painkiller

Promoting Natural Painkiller

New drug enables the body's internal answer to the cannabis chemical THC, effectively control pain at the site of an injury

Pallada-Bacteria

Pallada-Bacteria

Biosorption of palladium from water turns industrial waste directly into C–C bond forming catalysts

Bursting Cancer’s Bubble

Bursting Cancer’s Bubble

Silica balls could help locate breast cancers, reduce the need for second surgeries and minimize pre-surgical discomfort

A Little Toxic

A Little Toxic

The toxicity of nanomaterials is in its infancy despite a huge amount of research into nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes, and graphene

Formate Food

Formate Food

Formate metabolism should not give sufficient energy for cell growth, but Thermococcus onnurineus strains have found a way around that

Pièce de Résistance!

Pièce de Résistance!

Extremely potent compound against various multidrug-resistant HIV-1 variants developed