Steroids that Only Nature Could Make on a Large Scale—Until Now

The Baran lab has achieved a notable feat in synthetic chemistry, pointing the way to the scalable formation and modification of a variety of useful compounds.

Scientists Create New Approach to Destroying Disease-Associated RNAs in Cells

As a proof-of-principle, the Disney lab has created a molecule that corrects myotonic dystrophy in living cells.

Researchers Develop New Compound that Reverses Fatty Liver Disease

The Burris lab compound can suppress fat production in the liver and lower total cholesterol levels in animal models.

Chemists Devise Inexpensive, Benchtop Method for Marking and Selecting Cells

The Lerner lab has found an easier way to perform one of the most fundamental tasks in molecular biology.

Study Defines Long-Sought Structure of a Protein Necessary for Cell-Cell Interaction

The Izard lab has defined the structure of an elusive protein known as α-catenin.