An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Angewandte Chemie 11/2011: Functional and Suitable

From Heterotaxia to Cancer Treatment
Chemical that causes intestinal birth defects could lead to a way to prevent cancer metastasis

Viruses: Trapped and Deactivated
Artificial cells that lure and trap henipaviruses shown to prevent infection and offer a new way to study infections

Sensitive to Oxygen
New class of phosphorescent iridium(III) porphyrin complexes leads to tunable oxygen indicators

Glowing Spirals From Chemical Gradients
Chemical scaffolds guide fluorescing bacteria into precisely defined three-dimensional spiral patterns

Self-Destruct Button for Cancer
Discovery of how fledgling cancer cells self-destruct has the potential to impact future cancer therapies

Angewandte Author Profiles March
Raymond Ziessel, Didier Astruc, Steven P. Nolan, and Ben L. Feringa, are interviewed this month

Biotech Crops Over 1 Billion Hectares
Developing nations drive growth at adoption rates exceeding industrialized countries

60th Birthday: Thomas Bley
Thomas Bley, Editor-in-Chief of Engineering in Life Sciences, celebrates his 60th birthday

Combined Diagnosis and Treatment of Tumors
Gold microcapsules with air-filled cavities act as contrast agent for ultrasound and photothermically activated drug for cancer