Possible direct prebiotic pathway to DNA nucleosides found

DNA Might Have Evolved Earlier Than Originally Thought

Angewandte Chemie 28/2019: Essentials of Life
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Calcium Monitoring in Cell Organelles
A fluorescent mitochondria-targeted sensor enables ratiometric calcium imaging in live cells

Nanospheres Fight Breast Cancer
Inhibition of a receptor on tumor cells by molecularly imprinted nanoparticles

Glow Reveals Dangerous Bacteria
Chemiluminescence probes for the rapid and sensitive detection of salmonella and listeria

A Safe Way to Nitriles
Asymmetric hydrocyanation of alkenes without cyanide reagents gives synthetic chemists more pleasure in synthesizing nitriles

Behind the Science: How to Store Hydrogen
Cordula Buse talked to Karsten Müller, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, about the state of hydrogen storage technologies

Detecting Harmful Gases with Nanodiamonds
Phosphine-functionalized diamantanes for sensing air pollutants

A Defect-Rich Photocatalytic Titanium MOF
Titanium carboxylate metal-organic framework (MOF) for oxidative desulfurization and photocatalytic oxidation

Time Capsule Dental Plaque
Remains in tartar allow insights into dietary habits, microbiome, and immune system of, for example, Neanderthals