Molecular assembly is a fundamental concept in nanotechnology that involves the controlled arrangement of molecules or molecular components into ordered structures with desired properties and ...

The key oxygen atom sits in the centre of the structure. Scientists have discovered how to make a synthetic molecule that could be a key building block in the production of future cancer drugs. The ...

Professor David Leigh, who led the research at University’s School of Chemistry, explains: ‘All matter is made up of atoms and these are the basic building blocks that form molecules. Our robot is ...

Protein biosynthesis—the process whereby cells produce protein molecules, which are essential for life and growth—is a highly ...

Unlike OXPHOS, reductive processes are often dedicated to the synthesis of molecular building blocks that are needed for cells to replicate. To address how reductive and oxidative pathways are ...

As you might guess from the name, it involves working backwards from a target molecule to figure out its basic building ...

Pyrimidine derivatives have been used in supramolecular chemistry to construct self-assembled structures, such as molecular machines, sensors, and catalysts. The ability of pyrimidines to form ...

Genome editing with various CRISPR-Cas molecule complexes has progressed rapidly in recent years. Hundreds of labs around the ...

The methyl cation, or CH3 +, molecule can promote chemical reactions that form more complex carbon molecules — crucial building blocks for life. Scientists have theorized that methyl cation ...

Proteins are the molecular building blocks and engines of the cell, and are involved in practically all life processes. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry investigate the ...