Stanford chemical biologist Carolyn Bertozzi studies sugars on the surface of cells to better understand their involvement in diseases, including cancer.

In a new study, chemists from Yale and the University of Missouri describe a method for designing more sustainable catalysts for converting carbon dioxide into formate.

Findings could lead to eco-friendly plastics and other materials

SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, is celebrating the inaugural Biophotonics Discovery's Impact of the Year Award as well as its first recipient, Stanford University Associate Professor of materials science and engineering, Guosong Hong. Hong was officially honored at the Biophotonics Focus: Light-Based Technologies for Reproductive, Maternal, and Neonatal Health plenary during SPIE Photonics West on Sunday evening.

In 1950, Percy Julian was one of the few African Americans with a PhD. The target of death threats and denied teaching positions, Julian struggled to get ahead in a racially hostile world. These resources from NOVA’s Forgotten Genius explore how Julian revolutionized chemistry and overcame challenges related to legalized segregation.

CU researchers have created shape-shifting microparticles that change their shape in response to environmental factors for self-directed propulsion and

MIT researchers found that a protein called intelectin-2 has broad spectrum antimicrobial activity against bacteria found in the GI tract. Additionally, intelectin-2 can crosslink molecules that make up mucus, helping to strengthen the mucus barrier.

Engineered enzymes developed by Professor Ashty Karim and adjunct professor Michael Jewett perform metabolic reactions that do not exist in nature.

The fund seeks to enable researchers to make leaps rather than incremental advances in the natural sciences and engineering.

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