Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Classic esterification experiments often engage students through their characteristic ...

In chemistry classes, aspirin is often used to demonstrate ester hydrolysis. Under basic conditions, it breaks apart into salicylic acid and acetate a reaction that illustrates key principles of ...

People are still debating whether the mRNA from COVID-19 vaccines remains in the body longer than it should. Some say it lingers and causes harm, others say that idea just doesn’t hold up. A new ...

The question of how the protein backbone was selected during early chemical evolution remains one of the most fascinating and puzzling mysteries in origins-of-life research. In this paper, we ...

Mutation of DJ-1 is implicated in hereditary Parkinson’s disease. However, the exact molecular mechanism of its pathophysiological role was unknown. Researchers from Japan used molecular simulations ...

While protein design is experiencing a period of rapid development and advancement, there’s one particularly challenging class of proteins that’s giving researchers a hard time: enzymes. Now ...

Did you ever take a swig of aspartame-sweetened diet soda and have it taste nasty? Sour, metallic, and vile, but not sweet. It's gone bad but it's not bad for you. Here's why. Ever had a Diet Coke ...

They are less costly to procure, have insignificant operating expenses, and require only marginal laboratory setup compared to their larger, floor-standing counterparts. Despite being inherently less ...

With such a vast and often bewildering assortment of skin-care products on the market, it’s hard to know if their arcane arrays of compounds or other chemicals really do what their label claims. But ...