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150 Years Alfred Wöhlk
Despite many efforts, the mechanism of this still-used detection reaction from 1904 is still unknown
Total Synthesis of Astellatol
First enantiospecific total synthesis of astellatol, a rare pentacyclic sesterterpenoid
Great Architecture and Chemists in Dahlem
Walking tour through Dahlem, one of the richest parts of Berlin and an important historical center for academic research
Better Cas9 for CRISPR Gene-Editing
Improved Cas9 protein could work on more sites in the genome with fewer unwanted effects
Platinum Drugs Also Bind to Proteins
Photoactivated platinum complexes shown to react with peptides, not just DNA
DNA Methyltransferase Inhibitors Fight Cancer
Potential nucleic acid drug lead for cancer therapy and useful chemical probe for studies of epigenetics
Angewandte Chemie 9/2018: Hot Stuff
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
Merck Invests in Startups
Merck and three partners start ExploreBio, a € 20 million pre-seed investment initiative in Israel
Better Characterization of Heterogeneous Biocatalysts
Single-particle methods for monitoring the structure and function of enzymes