The plant hormone methyl jasmonate can be used to increase broccoli's antitumoral properties

Boosting Broccoli Power

Guess the Chemist (23)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description

Wonderlab Comic – Thin Layer Chromatography
Jo's lessons in analytical techniques continue with a lesson in thin layer chromatography

Learning a New Language: Moving Countries and Changing Subjects
Wilhelm T. S. Huck discusses what change means for scientists and how his research has evolved to the study of small water droplets

Olive Oil for Better Health
Oleic acid, the main fatty acid of olive oil, has possible health promoting effects in men

Scientists (of the World) Behave!
Katharina Al-Shamery discusses ethics with regards to scientific publishing

Food and Nutrition Research Trends and Strategies
Major topics in nutrition and health are moving closer together with research focussing, e.g., on olfaction and intestinal metagenomics

Health Benefits of Rooibos Tea
Possible therapeutic applications for Rooibos in the management of stress-related and metabolic diseases

The Oktoberfest Rearrangement: Part 3
The chemistry involved in the production of beer foam or "head" is explained and a short history of the highights of the Oktoberfest

Who's Next? 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry – Final Voting Results
Final results for the predictions for the 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry