Revealed: Biochemistry explaining potency and addictive nature of cannabis-like "herbal high" sold as incense in Europe

Researchers have synthesized different colored polyesters simply by changing the ratio of the starting materials

New solid-state nanopore technique is sensitive enough to distinguish hydroxymethylcytosine from methylcytosine

Oil/ionic liquid system overcomes problems of enzymatic biodiesel production, giving 98 % yields

Biocompatibility and water solubility of cellular probes have been improved with iridium complexes with carbohydrates attached

A cocktail of small molecules is able to convert fully differentiated skin cells back into stem cells

Tailor-made vaccines have become more realistic, thanks to a team of European researchers

Direct, label-free detection of cholera toxin is now possible thanks to the development of microfluidics analytical device in Italy

Bacterial transglutaminase enables site-specific addition of various probes to tumor-targeting antibodies for better uptake

The discovery of bacteria with arsenic-based DNA has been reported, and questioned ...