Black mamba venom contains isopeptides from the three-finger toxin family that are endowed with powerful analgesic effects

Addition of zwitterions to ionic liquids allows them to be loaded up with water allowing dissolution of biological molecules without degradation

First successful total synthesis of Erythropoietin (EPO)

Researchers have reported an enantioselective synthesis of lactones by using a Diels-Alder/retro-Diels-Alder approach

Final summary of results for ChemistryViews readers likely and unlikely, serious and whimsical suggestions for Nobel Prize winners

Artificial helical peptide chains can induce enantioselectivity in some organic reactions, offering another clue to nature's chiral bias

Hermann Emil Fischer, Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, developed the Fischer projection for carbohydrates

The Times Higher Education University Ranking places Caltech in the top spot with the Univeristy of Oxford and Stanford joint second

A new cross-linked terpolymer with great oil absorbing capacity possesses applications in oil spill prevention

The Korean Polymer Society and Wiley have presented two awards to up-and-coming young scientists in the field of polymer science