Attempts to uncover active components of folk medicine have led to discovery of three new anti-inflammatory compounds in a toxic shrub

The risk associated with pharmaceuticals and pesticides is similar, but both are vital tools to maintain human health

Synthesis of the core ring structure of marine natural product with anti-malarial properties achieved in five steps

Understanding how the passivating layer on a gold surface forms could see more accurate biosensors developed

It is possible to create nanoscopic particles of platinum with precise shapes using facet-specific peptide sequences, according to US chemists

Good agreement in calculations and experiment reveal how an important pre-catalyst used in olefin metathesis is activated

The successful generation of bare [CuO]⁺ has revealed the final piece of the puzzle about the activation of methane

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The first quarter results show a promising start to 2011 for the chemical industry

Tracking bismuth uptake at the single-cell level using mass spectrometry could see new anti-ulcer drugs developed