Improved gene editing that can be switched on and off

More Precise CRISPR/Cas9 Method

Guess the Chemist (96)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?

Bilingual Molecule Begins to Talk
Peptide nucleic acid (PNA) combines two biological information systems

How Endangered Orchids Trick Wasps
Deceptive orchids mimic the sex pheromones of the female insect to attract male pollinators

Chemistry Advent Calendar 2019
Daily highlights in video form

Improved Disulfide-Reducing Reagent
2-(dibenzylamino)butane-1,4-dithiol is easy to prepare, does not smell, and can be used in a broad range of solvents

Angewandte Chemie 49/2019: Lights, Chemistry, Action
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

E. coli Clones Use CO2 as Sole Carbon Source
Metabolic rewiring and directed evolution convert bacteria to generate biomass carbon from CO2

The Flu Virus – A Molecular Spider?
Motion of influenza over surfaces studied

Activity of Xeno-Nucleic-Acid (XNA) Enzymes
XNAzymes superior to their DNA counterparts in some cases