The first issue of the re-launched Israel Journal of Chemistry celebrates the structure, function and inactivation of ribosome.

Israel Journal of Chemistry

Espresso – A Feast for the Senses
Klaus Roth concludes his look at espresso with a scrutinizing glance at the foamy, consolidated surface layer, the crema

Science at the End of the Universe
The creator of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy was not just a comic writer but a lover of science – from quantum physics to evolution.

Science Park Joint Venture
The Leiden Bio Science Park twins with Jiangsu Life Sciences & Technology Innovation Park in Nanjing

Right on Target
Platinium complexes for luminescent probes for G-quadruplex DNA and down-regulation of c-myc oncogene

HDAC Inhibitors
Synthesis and biological characterization of amidopropenyl hydroxamates as histone deacetylase inhibitors for cancer treatment

Factors Behind the Impact
With new impact factors being announced, ChemViews takes a look at their calculation, controversy and usage.

Future Visions of Chemistry: Koop Lammertsma
"Gone is gone. There are no alternatives." - Interview with Koop Lammertsma, VU University, the Netherlands.

Future Visions of Chemistry: Ben Davis
"It puzzles me why some chemists do not see chemistry as the big science." - Interview with Ben Daivis, University of Oxford, UK

Asymmetric Antimalarial
An asymmetric total synthesis of the natural product erythro-8-O-4'-neolignan, machilin C, and its analog has been developed.