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A protein made by native chemical ligation

Mix and match protein building blocks

05 September 2008

An improved procedure for breaking proteins in two allows chemists to create a new biologically active protein


DNA bound to a gold nanoparticle

Mismatched DNA analysis by eye

02 September 2008

Colourful approach to detecting DNA variations takes the heat


Akimistu Okamoto

Interview: Mapping out success

29 August 2008

OBC lecture award winner, Akimitsu Okamoto, talks to Vikki Allen about chemical probes and daydreaming over maps


A diabetic mouse © ONRL

Metabolic markers for diabetes

28 August 2008

Spectroscopic techniques combined for easier metabolite analysis


Substrate bound in the active site of hen egg white lysozyme

Rewriting the biochemistry textbooks

22 August 2008

Calculations validate alternative to a much-published enzyme mechanism


The petrobactin siderophore

Revising the route to a stealthy siderophore

19 August 2008

Surprising result reveals details of potential enzyme target in the fight against anthrax


Cartoon of DNA repair

Discovering the secrets of DNA repair

18 August 2008

Scientists are adding lesions into DNA to probe the mechanisms that allow dormant bacteria to come 'back to life'


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Issue 9 2008 Chemical Biology now published

18 August 2008

Drawing together coverage from all RSC publications, providing an overview of the latest developments in chemical biology


A gold nanoparticle delivering a molecule to a cell

Instant insight: A golden future

14 August 2008

Ralph Sperling explains why gold is so precious to biological scientists


Serum albumin

New twist on protein binding

13 August 2008

A fortuitous discovery has led to a new type of probe for protein interactions that could find use in cellular imaging


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Interview: Medicines from the deep

06 August 2008

Mark Butler talks to Elinor Richards about Singapore, sponges and scuba diving


A synthetic sodium ion channel

An open and shut case for palladium

01 August 2008

A synthetic pore that lets sodium cross membranes is 'a significant step towards tissue-mimetic materials,' say UK scientists


Image of a healthy cell

Putting the squeeze on cancer cells

30 July 2008

Squashing suspect cells and watching how they bulge can be used to tell cancer cells from healthy ones


A ribose-borate complex and a hydrothermal vent in the ocean

Boron implicated in the emergence of life

29 July 2008

Was borate responsible for stabilising the DNA sugar ribose in the deep oceans?