Evaluation of platinum–ethacrynic acid conjugates in the treatment of mesothelioma

The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for October 2011

Hybrid made from nanofibers and glue from mussel protein can be used as substrate for tissue culture

Prodrugs selectively activated by high levels of reactive oxygen species in cancer cells could lead to more active and less toxic treatments

The timing of the key steps in antibiotic and potential anti-cancer compound, salinomycin's biosynthesis has been uncovered

TimesHE ranks the American universities top in league table headed by Caltech with Harvard and Stanford second and third

Hybrid material made of collagen fibers and silica can be used as a possible substrate for bone tissue culture

Carolyn Bertozzi, University of California, Berkeley, USA, has been awarded the Emanuel Merck Lectureship

Biomarkers previously invisible to mass spectrometry can now be detected with nanoparticles that concentrate and protect

Small molecules that inhibit biofilm development useful in treatment of chronic biofilm infections in combination with standard antibiotics