Molecular editing tool relocates alcohol groups to neighboring sites while preserving 3D structure

In a discovery recently published in Nature, MIT chemists led by Professor Alison Wendlandt have developed a precision ...
Nanowerk

Fullerene's spherical symmetry enables a reliable three-state molecular switch

Fullerene's perfect symmetry turns a long-standing weakness of molecular electronics into a programmable three-state switch.

Quantum Computing Built An Impossible Molecule — With Big Implications

An international team of scientists proved the never-before-seen molecule's exotic nature using a quantum computer, ...
Nature

Mini models of the human brain are revealing how this complex organ takes shape

The next surprise was that human organoids just kept growing. Mouse organoids were done with making neurons within nine days.
Business Insider

Structure Therapeutics Reports Positive Topline Data from Phase 2 ACCESS II Trial with Once-Daily Oral Small Molecule GLP-1 Receptor Agonist, Aleniglipron

Placebo-adjusted mean weight loss of 16.3% (39 lbs) at 180 mg and 16.0% (37 lbs) at 240 mg at 44 weeks with no evidence of weight loss plateau in ACCESS II, demonstrating highest efficacy among oral ...
Nature

Topology-transformable polymers: linear–branched polymer structural transformation via the mechanical linking of polymer chains

In this review article, we discuss the synthesis and dynamic nature of macromolecular systems that have mechanically linked polymer chains capable of undergoing a topology transformation driven by a ...