A major discovery about an enzyme's structure has opened a window on understanding DNA repair

Nature's Elegant Solution to Repairing DNA

A New Receptor?
Evidence for a new binding site for guanosine, different from the well-known adenosine receptors, has been detected

Two Platinums Fight Cancer Better than One
Dinuclear platinum complex shows remarkable activity against cancer strain typically resistant to chemotherapy

Canola Trait Licensing Agreement
New offerings to expand canola grower choices: Bayer CropScience and DuPont announce canola trait licensing agreement

Stopping Amyloid Fibrillation with Nanoparticles
Can amyloid fibrillation associated with degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s be stopped by nanoparticles that act like proteins?

Controlling Stem Cell Differentiation
Micropatterned substrate that mimics heart muscles can be used to direct differentiation in adult human stem cells

Potential Methamphetamine Vaccine
Six structures have been identified as promising leads for a vaccine to prevent methamphetamine addiction

Single Peptide-Surface Interaction
Investigations into how peptides bind to surfaces show that weak, non-covalent interactions may be the key to new biomimetic materials

Dopamine Testing on the Move
Fast-scan cyclic voltammetry with carbon-fiber microelectrodes can probe neurochemical signaling in freely moving rats

Rise of the Micromachines
Self-propelled microrockets that pickup and transport pancreatic tumor cells under physiological conditions have been developed