Scientists discover chemical ‘missing link’ that might explain origins of life on Earth - Experiment may help explain the ‘most intriguing causal paradox in biology’ about how early life forms came to ...

For more than two decades, lone actors with weapons of mass destruction ambitions have relied on crude toxins like ricin and amatoxins because plants like castor beans and mushrooms that contain these ...

The permanent-magnet industry today is largely dependent on rare earth elements sourced from deposits in China, like this mining operation in Jiangxi Province. Credit: AP/Chinatopix Funding is ...

Fundraise follows foundation model breakthrough in fully de novo antibody design with the Chai-2 series of models Menlo Ventures-led round takes total funding to $100M Former Pfizer Chief Scientific ...

Threads or ropes can easily be used for braiding, knotting, and weaving. In chemistry, however, processing molecular strands in this way is an almost impossible task. This is because molecules are not ...

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Abstract: Accurate extraction of molecular representations is a critical step in the drug discovery process. In recent years, significant progress has been made in molecular representation learning ...

Curved molecules that absorb sunlight, store the energy, and re-release it as heat are pushing the boundaries in solar thermal storage technology. The anthracene systems, derived from a by-product of ...

The US Environmental Protection Agency is doubling down on efforts to decrease a backlog of new pesticide active ingredients waiting for EPA approval to enter the marketplace. Since April, the agency ...

Peer ReviewDownload a summary of the editorial decision process including editorial decision letters, reviewer comments and author responses to feedback. Chemical and genetic perturbations, such as ...

Molten carbon can form into either diamond or graphite. A new study shows how graphite can sometimes form even under conditions that should lead to diamond. (Getty Images) The graphite found in your ...