Understanding how antifreeze proteins from Antarctic bacterium bind to ice crystals could improve organ transplants and ice cream

Measuring intracellular viscosity could explain how molecules and signals are transported in diseases such as cystic fibrosis

Chromium nanoparticles show toxicity similar to that of hexavalent chromium

Biologically inspired material responds to multiple stimuli and has both upper and lower critical solution temperatures

A urine test can quickly evaluate exposure to arsenic in its various toxic forms: New reference material improves test’s precision

Ruthenium complexes selectively target and kill cancer cells over healthy cells

Electrochemical biosensor based on a cyclodextrin-modified gold surface can detect antibodies in blood in celiac patients

Gene-silencing siRNA delivered more effectively with quantum dots coated with cyclodextrin for targeted disease treatment and imaging

Genetic change that helps tumors move to other parts of the body has been identified

Support website to coordinate relief efforts by the scientific community in response to the devastating earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan