Mushroom amino acids are revealed as the cause of sudden deaths in Yunnan province of China

Deadly Chinese Mushrooms

New RSEQ President
Jesús Jiménez Barbero takes over the presidency of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry, RSEQ

Underarm Hygiene Does Not Cause Breast Cancer
A study showing parabens are present in breast tumor tissue was quickly picked up by the tabloid media, but was their reporting accurate?

Angewandte Chemie 5/2012: Lead Structures
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

BSE More Dangerous Than Thought
More people infected in lymphoid tissues, who may never develop the disease but could infect others via blood transfusions or organ donations

Tuning Up for Drug Release
A novel drug delivery mechanism based on polymeric meshes uses air as a barrier to control the rate at which drug is released

Plant Hormone Synthesis Pathway
Findings could prove fruitful for agricultural researchers attempting to improve crop robustness and productivity

Whisky Biofuel Production
Spin-out company aims to commercialize process for producing biofuel from whisky by-products

A Hint of Frog in the Air
Macrolides are volatile pheromones from Madagascar frogs that could be used for communication

Angewandte Chemie 4/2012: It's in the Genes
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie