True joy broke out when the temperature went up and they could run about freely like gas molecules. Within the time of one recess, they practiced transitioning from solid to liquid to gas and back over. It wasn’t a very quiet class, but Clara confirmed recently that they all remember it to this day.
by A. Paul Alivisatos, 2021 Priestley Medalist | April 12, 2021
Understanding the shape of that molecule—which contains instructions for life in organisms of all types—has completely revolutionized the way we understand gene-related disorders, inheritance of traits, genetic mutations, and evolution of species. Without a solid grasp of DNA, we would not have things like ancestry.com, crime scene DNA matching, CRISPR, gene therapy, and much more.
by Gina Vitale | July 22, 2020
The list of conditions this tiny molecule might alleviate is so broad that it almost defies belief. The handful of researchers studying CO have reported evidence that it might help treat sepsis, sickle cell disease, complications from organ transplantation, lung fibrosis, ulcerative colitis, cancer, and heart disease, to name a few. “There is no molecule that’s been shown to be this cytoprotective in just about every organ tissue injury—brain, lung, pancreas, heart, kidney, you name it,” says Augustine M. K. Choi, a lung disease expert at Weill Cornell Medical College. Yet, corralling CO’s potentially curative properties to create viable therapies has proved to be a major challenge.
by Alla Katsnelson, special to C&EN | November 17, 2019
In class, “This arrow means the molecule pictured goes here,” my professor says. Without a tactile diagram, I can guess we might be talking about a molecule going into an enzyme active site, or maybe it’s a mechanism. The exam is tomorrow and I still haven’t gotten any of the braille documents I asked for, so it’s another test of learning everything I can about the few things that were clearly named in lecture.
by Ashley Neybert, University of Northern Colorado, second year | September 09, 2018
But researchers at TropIQ Health Sciences and the California Institute for Biomedical Research may have identified molecules that are already on the market and could help at-risk populations avoid Zika and malaria, diseases transmitted by mosquitoes. These molecules are compounds known as, Bethany?
by Matt Davenport | September 04, 2018