cGAMP synthase senses microbic DNA molecules and acts as an alarm signal which activates immune defenses

Sensing Danger for an Active Immune Response

Plaque to the Future
Dental plaque scraped from the teeth of paleolithic human remains analyzed to reveal how oral microbes have changed over time

Angewandte Chemie 9/2013: A Radio Star
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Rapid Changes in the Arctic Ecosystem
When the ice melts, huge quantities of algae growing on the underside of sea ice in the Central Arctic sink rapidly to the bottom of the sea

Electron-Hopping Through Biofilms
A mathematical model has been developed to predict electrochemical activity in biofilms for microbial fuel cells

Enzymatic Nanocomplexes Against Alcohol Intoxication
Chinese researchers created enzymatic nanocomplexes which can be used to counteract and prevent alcohol intoxication

New Computational Method for Safer Leads
Elegant way to limit the number of biochemical experiments to predict the toxicity of a drug candidate won Molecular Informatics Best Paper Award

Antibody Selectivity on Graphene: Many Feet Make Light Work
Antibodies attached to tripodal molecules on a graphene surface maintain their ability to recognize cells

Most Accessed Articles: January 2013
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for January 2013

Pharmaceuticals in Water Make Fish Careless
Behavioral changes of perch because their brains have the same kind of target receptor as human brains for drug Oxazepam