Solid-state synthesis for selenocystein cognate transfer RNA (tRNASec) mimics could help understand the biosynthesis of selenocysteine

New Route to 3'-Aminoacyl-tRNASec Mimics

Let's Trist Again
Magnetic switching by using light might lead to a new type of computer storage medium based on an octahedral iron salt

Medicine Can be Sweet
Glycosylated analogues of pramlintide were synthesized by a combination of solid-phase peptide synthesis and enzymatic glycosylation

Emission Scenario Document on Wood Preservatives
The OECD has published a revision of the 2003 document to estimate the emissions of substances used in wood preservatives

Analyzing Spider Silk
Characterization of silk of the recluse spider features a ribbon-like morphology unlike any other spider silk or synthetically spun polymer fiber

Hydrogen Evolution from Water
A detailed mechanism of hydrogen production by reduction of water with decamethyltitanocene triflate has been derived

2013 KCS–Wiley Young Chemist Awards
Y. Jung, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, and S. Park, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology were awarded

Angewandte Chemie 43/2013: Making and Breaking Bonds
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Power of RNA for Synthetic Biology
RNA is one of the most powerful substrates for engineering gene expression

Carbon Peapods
C70 peapods: the host–guest chemistry of C70 and cycloparaphenylenes