Daily highlights from the periodic table of the elements

Chemistry Advent Calendar 2018

Skin Bacteria Can Become Deadly
Genetic changes can make harmless germ dangerous

Click Reaction Dissolves Hydrogel for Drug Release
Alkene–azide 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition between trans‐cyclooctene and an azide‐capped hydrogel promotes rapid gel dissolution

Ir(III) Complexes for Photodynamic Therapy
Anticancer properties of neutral biscyclometalated Ir(III) complexes with 2-benzoazole-phenolates

Fluorescent Antifungal Agents
Antifungal cationic amphiphiles rapidly accumulate in fungal cells

Leukemia Epigenetics in Focus
Selective chemical probes that inhibit epigenetic factors for acute myeloid leukemia

DNA Origami Full of Potent Anticancer Agents
Tailored DNA nanoplatform carries chemotherapeutic drugs and RNA interference agents

Antibacterial Copper Nanoparticles with Improved Stability
Low-cost nanoparticles stabilized using polyethylenimine

Chemistry in the Cloud
Automated optimization and synthesis of pharmaceuticals

Angewandte Chemie 47/2018: The State of the Art
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie