Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Angewandte Chemie 51/2019: A Rich History

Evidence for an Early Genetic System
Simple mixtures of ribose and urea produce nucleosides capable of forming base pairs

Efficient Synthesis of Macrocyclic Peptides
Selective cyclization produces small- to medium-sized cyclic peptides

KNCV Gold Medal 2019
Ilja Voets, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, received the most important Dutch chemistry prize

Separating Illicit Drugs with MagLev
Magneto-Archimedes levitation (MagLev) could complement or even replace other portable drug identification techniques

Enzyme-Decorated Covalent Organic Frameworks for Biocatalysis
Imine-linked covalent organic frameworks (COFs) used as platforms for enzyme immobilization

Could a Little Pesticide Be Good for Bumblebees?
Study of bumblebee colonies with either thiacloprid-treated or organic clover as food source

Angewandte Chemie 50/2019: Diamonds Are Forever
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

More Precise CRISPR/Cas9 Method
Improved gene editing that can be switched on and off

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