Plants that are better chemists than chemists, nanodiamonds and more in this months Chemie in unserer Zeit

My Little Green Cactus

Programmed Destruction
How redox chemistry and selenium- and tellurium-based agents can help combat cancer

To (Neuro)Protect And Serve
New antagonists that target NMDA receptor at the glutamate binding site could guard against neurological disorders

Highlights in Biocatalysis
Biocatalysis – special issue of ChemCatChem edited by Prof. Uwe Bornscheuer, Prof. Andreas Liese, and Prof. Garabed Antranikian

José Barluenga – Author Profile
Angewandte Chemie author profile and interview of José Barluenga: The only limit is our imagination

MS Collaboration
New biomarker research center in Japan to utilize experience of Thermo Fisher, Tokyo Medical University Hospital and Lund University

Detailed Crystal Structure Corralled!
RNA isn't the only biomolecule that can adopt lariat structures: lasso peptide BI-32169's structure has now been resolved in detail

Secret to Journal Success
The strategy behind ChemMedChem's rapid growth is discussed in an interview with its editorial team

Packing a Punch
New technique for getting therapeutic small molecules, proteins and DNA directly into living cells demonstrated

It’s Not Rocket Science
Bacteria that produce nitrous oxide and methane in sewage sludge could soon be powering rocket thrusters