Professor Chi-Huey Wong, Academia Sinica and The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, USA, is this year's winner
2014 Wolf Prize in Chemistry
Methionine: Find the Right Balance
Methionine-deficient but also -supplemented diet induces deregulation of pivotal molecular pathways in the liver
NDI Tug-of-War!
Push-pull naphthalene diimide (NDI) motifs form the basis of redox molecular switches
Inhibiting Protein Aggregation
Conjugates of 8-hydroxyquinolines and cyclodextrins have been developed that function both as antioxidants and as metal chelators
Increase in Fracking Patents
2013 saw highest number of patents filed for research on shale gas extraction technology
Renewable Oils Plant in Brazil
Solazyme and Bunge, both USA, start commercial production at their joint venture plant in Brazil
75th Birthday: Hans-Jürgen Quadbeck-Seeger
Professor Hans-Jürgen Quadbeck-Seeger, Germany, celebrates his 75th birthday on May 29, 2014
Quality Check for DNA Self-assembly
Fluorescent label can help count how many defects are in DNA self-assemblies
Cyrus Mody Awarded
Cyrus Mody, Rice University, USA, has been awarded the Paul Bunge Prize
3D Model Lung
3D test system allows to simulate what happens in the human lung