Selective tumor treatment: beta-galactosidase releases active agent from prodrugs

Novel cephalosporin-based fluorescent probes allow a rapid, specific and sensitive detection of tubercle bacilli

Paul Smith, Agilent Technologies, UK, shares his experiences and benefits of using social media in sciences

Which country produced the most Nobel Laureates? How old is a typical Laureate? And is it taking longer for discoveries to be recognized?

Luisa De Cola, ISIS, France, talks about her research on nanomaterials, the increasing role of the internet in teaching, and her love of chocolate

Researchers designed dithiocarbamato complexes as anticancer drugs using the metal's cytotoxicity and the ligands' protective effects

A two-directional total synthesis has been used by US chemists to construct microbial molecules with anticancer properties

Liposomes containing ammonium bicarbonate release carbon dioxide bubbles that induce the killing of cancer cells

Natural product secreted by a soil bacterium shows promise as a new drug to treat tuberculosis

New results can help scientists understand the working mechanism of anesthetics