Bicyclic peptides with optimized ring size inhibit enzyme that cleaves peptide bonds while sparing paralogous proteases

Specificity by Ring Size

Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Pathogens
A microfluidic electrochemical amplification technique allows for the rapid, sensitive, and quantitative detection of pathogenic DNA

Bio Spin on Gas Separation
A supported bio-metal organic framework membrane could provide an effective system for separating methane from carbon dioxide

Genetically Encoded pH Sensor
Genetically encoded pH sensor for tracking surface proteins through endocytosis, a process by which cells absorb molecules by engulfing them

Towards Understanding Color Perception
A rhodopsin protein mimic has been designed where wavelength absorption can be drastically tuned

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Chemical Synthetic Biology
Book covering a dynamic new area of research at the interface of science and engineering is reviewed by S. Brakmann, TU Dortmund

Angewandte Chemie 15/2012: Enlightenment
Overview of the current issue of Angewandte Chemie

New Anode Material for Microbial Fuel Cells
The direct use of a natural 3D architecture in microbial fuel cells (MFCs) is reported for the first time

Hitting Malaria Where It Hurts
Miniaturized high-throughput screening assays could help identify a prophylactic strategy against liver-stage malaria