Study of the structure–activity relationship of steroid sulfatase inhibitors explains why Irosustat is the best in its class

Richard Zare, Stanford University, USA, discusses his editorial on why the West should help China develop its science

Wolfram Koch, Executive Director, GDCh, talks about the up-coming Wissenschaftsforum Chemie 2011 in Bremen, Germany

Critical cellular protein that the Ebola virus needs to cause infection and disease identified; it is a promising antiviral target

The work is expected to lead to innovative methods for real-time detection of numerous threats from biological aerosol exposures

Individual cells shown to deviate from 37 °C with areas of high and low temperature which may give clues to their mechanistic roles

Algorithm can spot the earliest biochemical changes that are a precursor to cervical cancer by untangling near-infrared Raman spectra

Crystal structure of virus-protein complex explains why influenza B is restricted to humans

Melanin’s ability to protect from radiation comes from electric current that allows regeneration

Antibiotic vancomycin successfully reengineered to kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria