Instant insight: Nature's fruitful chemistry

11 September 2008

Bernhard Kräutler and Thomas Müller explain why the changing colour of autumn leaves could be to our advantage

Interview: Mapping out success

29 August 2008

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

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'

Rewriting the biochemistry textbooks

22 August 2008

Calculations validate alternative to a much-published enzyme mechanism

Revising the route to a stealthy siderophore

19 August 2008

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

Metabolic markers for diabetes

28 August 2008

Spectroscopic techniques combined for easier metabolite analysis

Mismatched DNA analysis by eye

02 September 2008

Colourful approach to detecting DNA variations takes the heat

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

Engineering success

CrystEngComm celebrated its tenth year of publication on 28 August with a lunch reception held at the International Union of Crystallography in Osaka, Japan