Peptide nucleic acid (PNA) combines two biological information systems

Bilingual Molecule Begins to Talk

Cancer Drug Production Using Engineered Tobacco
New strategy could help to prevent drug shortages

Ruthenium Nanoparticles with a Carbide Shell as Catalysts
Low temperature activation of carbon dioxide

Improved Disulfide-Reducing Reagent
2-(dibenzylamino)butane-1,4-dithiol is easy to prepare, does not smell, and can be used in a broad range of solvents

First Spiropentagermadiene Isolated
Stability of unusual spirocyclic molecule is improved by delocalization

New Electron-Poor Macrocyclic Ligand
Copper complex used as catalyst for aziridination reactions

Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl-Substituted Boron Cation
New highly Lewis-acidic boron cation is useful in catalysis

Total Synthesis of (S,S)-Tetramethylmagnolamine
Catalytic aerobic desymmetrization of phenols

Graphene for Oil Spill Recovery
Hierarchical graphene architecture can clean oil spills without the need for pumps or electric power

2D Transition-Metal Dichalcogenide Heterostructures
Chemical vapor deposition combined with solution processing for selective and heterogeneous growth