Black mamba venom contains isopeptides from the three-finger toxin family that are endowed with powerful analgesic effects

Aaron Wheeler, Canada, awarded the Heinrich Emanuel Merck Prize for work on the microfluidic extraction and quantification of estrogen

Multicolored probes target cell wall synthesis in the arms race with bacteria

A simple experiment combines modern NMR techniques with applications in drug design

Gregory Winter, UK,and Richard Lerner, USA, receive the Prince of Asturias Award for their work on antibodies and immunology

Lycopene and fish oil synergize to prevent colon cancer’s growth and progression

Largest chromatography plant for purification-based manufacturing in pharmaceutical industry

Nanocapsules containing penicillin acylase can make their own antibiotic and deliver it to a specific target site

Microporous silica nanoparticles capped with galacto-oligosaccharides selectively deliver cargo to senescent cells

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2012 has been awarded to R. Lefkowitz and B. Kobilka for their work on G protein-coupled receptors