A cargo transport system that works at the microscopic level and triggered by light has been devised and constructed

Molecular Dockers Move Microscopic Cargoes

Overcoming Cisplatin Resistance
Novel nanoparticles that sensitize cancer cells to chemotherapeutic drugs have been developed

A Cure for Multiple Sclerosis?
Benztropine, a drug already used to treat Parkinson's disease, may cure multiple sclerosis as it promotes myelin repair

Learning a New Language: Moving Countries and Changing Subjects
Wilhelm T. S. Huck discusses what change means for scientists and how his research has evolved to the study of small water droplets

Teaching Old Drugs New Tricks
A library of novel 5-nitroimidazole antibiotics displayed broad-spectrum activity

Olive Oil for Better Health
Oleic acid, the main fatty acid of olive oil, has possible health promoting effects in men

What's in a Label?
Many commercial medicinal herbal products contain potentially harmful ingredients that are not listed in the labels

90th Birthday: Carl Djerassi
Inventor of oral contraceptive pill celebrates 90th birthday on October 29, 2013

Capturing Cancer Cells with Graphene Oxide Nanosheets
A new chip based on graphene oxide nanosheets detects circulating tumor cells with high specificity and sensitivity

Scientists (of the World) Behave!
Katharina Al-Shamery discusses ethics with regards to scientific publishing