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By Irene Hsiao
Thermodynamic laws postulate that structures will assume a state that permits the lowest level of free energy. However, most living systems, as well as many synthetic systems, do not... Read More
By Irene Hsiao
Over 800 proteins in human cells are modified by the addition or removal of palmitic acid, a saturated fatty acid produced by the body and found in many commonly consumed plant... Read More
By Irene Hsiao
Professor Guangbin Dong and his lab have discovered a method for opening C-C bonds in aryl-substituted cyclopentanones to produce α-tetralones using a rhodium precatalyst, an N-... Read More
Using simple rules of binding in nucleic acids, assistant professor Yossi Weizmann and his lab showed that a single strand of DNA could be fashioned into a variety of precisely designed knots and... Read More
Hisashi Yamamoto, the Arthur Holly Compton Distinguished Professor Emeritus, has won the 2017 ACS Roger Adams Award. Given biennially, the Adams is one of the most important awards given by the ACS.
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