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- Organic chemist and one-time synthetic biologist. Bringing you the latest scoop in chemistry, biomedicine, and materials.
About Author: Leon Kong
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![A team at the University of British Columbia, under Steve Withers, has demonstrated for the first time the use of a designer enzyme to remove a significant […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/News-image-01-300x1691-115x115.jpg "New Method Converts Donated Blood into the Universal Blood Type")
New Method Converts Donated Blood into the Universal Blood Type
Posted on May 13, 2015 | No CommentsA team at the University of British Columbia, under Steve Withers, has demonstrated for the first time the use of a designer enzyme to remove a significant […] -
Atomic Clusters Mimic Rare Earth Magnetic Properties
Posted on April 24, 2015 | No CommentsA team of scientists from the United States recently created boron-doped atomic clusters that exhibited electronic and magnetic properties of valuable rare earth metals and […] -
![A team of researchers recently discovered teixobactin, a candidate antibacterial that has shown good promise against multidrug-resistant bacteria both in cell cultures and laboratory mice. […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/News-image-01-115x115.jpg "The ‘Subterranean Hotel’ for Resistance-Free Antibiotics")
The ‘Subterranean Hotel’ for Resistance-Free Antibiotics
Posted on January 11, 2015 | No CommentsA team of researchers recently discovered teixobactin, a candidate antibacterial that has shown good promise against multidrug-resistant bacteria both in cell cultures and laboratory mice. […] -
![A team of Japanese researchers have developed a novel platform for capturing the structure of labile intermediate species in chemical reactions with an unprecedented level […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/NEWSICON2-115x115.png "Crystallography without Crystals – Using Molecular “Cages” to Study Non-crystallizable Compounds")
Crystallography without Crystals – Using Molecular “Cages” to Study Non-crystallizable Compounds
Posted on June 9, 2014 | No CommentsA team of Japanese researchers have developed a novel platform for capturing the structure of labile intermediate species in chemical reactions with an unprecedented level […] -
![A team of researchers from India recently developed an antimicrobial peptide (AMP)-mimetic drug candidate that displayed the ability to disrupt the structural integrity of bacterial […]](/wp-content/themes/arras/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Dual-Mechanism Antimicrobial Candidate Prevents Drug Resistance by Destroying Microbial DNA")
Dual-Mechanism Antimicrobial Candidate Prevents Drug Resistance by Destroying Microbial DNA
Posted on June 4, 2014 | No CommentsA team of researchers from India recently developed an antimicrobial peptide (AMP)-mimetic drug candidate that displayed the ability to disrupt the structural integrity of bacterial […] -
Regenerative Polymer Mimics Blood Vessels to Self-heal After Injury
Posted on May 18, 2014 | No CommentsA team of researchers led by Scott White at the University of Illinois have designed a revolutionary new prototype for a material that can self-heal […] -
Platinum Hydride Molecule Exhibits Elusive σ-Aromaticity and Unprecedented Pentagonal Pyramidal Geometry
Posted on May 14, 2014 | No CommentsThe chemical term “aromatic” is used to describe molecules with a planar, cyclic-shaped molecular orbital (region of space occupied by electrons) that contains 4n+2 (i.e. […] -
Real-Time Measurement of Drug Concentration Levels in the Bloodstream
Posted on December 1, 2013 | No CommentsScientists have invented an aptamer-based sensor that allows for real-time detection of small molecule drugs in a patient’s bloodstream. in order to help physicians better […] -
A Battery That Heals Its Own Cracks
Posted on November 24, 2013 | No CommentsLithium-ion batteries, the most widely used form of rechargeable battery today, conventionally run on graphite-based anodes. Scientists have been looking into replacing these graphite anodes […] -
Hydrogen forms metal-like core in a molecule
Posted on November 18, 2013 | No CommentsHydrogen, most commonly known as a trace atmospheric gas in its elemental form, has, for the first time, been proven to be able to behave […] -
Efficient Light-Harvesting Framework Uses Photosynthetic Bacterium-Based Design
Posted on November 10, 2013 | No CommentsScientists from Japan have developed a hybrid biomimetic light-harvesting framework which involves many light-absorbing molecules, spread out over a large surface area, focusing their harvested […]
