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

Why Does Influenza B Only Infect Humans?

Why Help a Growing Scientific Giant?
Richard Zare discusses how helping China develop scientifically can benefit the West

New Dual Catalyst Approach
A new dual catalyst approach to cycloaddition makes a formerly diastereoselective reaction scheme enantioselective

Missing Fuel for Star Formation Located
The origin of the gas that lets the Milky Way maintain star formation has been discovered

Produce Electric Power by Walking
Researchers reversed electrowetting to eventually allow us to produce power from a source implanted in our shoe soles

Aromatic Halogenation Under Mild Conditions
The selective halogenation of ligands of a trinuclear copper complex has been obtained under extremely mild conditions

Mechanism of Melanin Protection Uncovered
Melanin’s ability to protect from radiation comes from electric current that allows regeneration

Redesigned Antibiotic for Antibiotic-Resistent Bacteria
Antibiotic vancomycin successfully reengineered to kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria

New Family of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes for Organocatalysis
New family of NHCs suitable for benzoin-type coupling reactions and might enable new or improved organocatalytic processes

New Catalyst for Hydrogenation
Catalyst with MgF2 support is four times more active than catalysts supported on commercial Al2O3