Self-assembly nature of ferritin allows creation of protein-based fluorescent probes for detection of tumor marker, MMP

Protein-Based Probes for Tumor Imaging

Angewandte Chemie 4/2011: Women in Chemistry
Overview of the current issue of Angewandte Chemie

Language Skills Important in Graduate Recruitment
Europe-wide survey among employers shows that for graduate recruitment soft skills are as valued as sector-specific and computer skills

Water-Soluble Iridium Biosensors
Sugar containing iridium complexes shown to be water-soluble, biocompatible and suitable for lectin sensing

Antioxidants Reduce Female Fertility
Indispensible role of reactive oxygen species shows why antioxidants decrease fertility in women

New Routes to IN Inhibition
HIV-1 integrase (IN) is an essential enzyme for HIV-1 replication: New routes to IN inhibition could overcome drug resistance

Targeted Delivery with Self-Adjusting Magnet
Method to immobilize drug capsules without damaging surrounding tissue could lead to localized or increased drug absorption

3D Scaffold for Cell Cultures
Control over formation of cell adhesion sites and, consequently, cell shape in three dimensions can be achieved

Aerosol Transmission of Prions
Diseases caused by misfolded proteins such as mad cow disease could have an airborne route to infection

CO2 Transforms Pharmaceutical Crystal Forms
Carbon dioxide enables crystals to change shape into pharmaceutically interesting form under mild conditions