Photoactivated platinum complexes shown to react with peptides, not just DNA

Platinum Drugs Also Bind to Proteins

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

CRISPR Patents for Merck
Patents in South Korea and Israel cover integration of an external DNA sequence into the chromosome of eukaryotic cells

Metalloenzyme for Water Oxidation
Iridium-modified carbonic anhydrase catalyzes water oxidation

Bacteria Attack Competing Species
Bacteria develop chemicals to attack the metabolism of their closest relatives

Angewandte Chemie 8/2018: Reverse and Add
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Chinese Lanterns/中国灯笼
In the traditional Chinese calendar, the year of the Dog starts today