Research Articles
Nature's Factories Reimagined: Engineering Living Systems for Medicine Production
Explore how biosynthesis-based metabolic engineering and combinatorial biosynthesis are revolutionizing medicine production through engineered living systems.
Light-Switch Lipids: How Scientists Are Using Light to Control Cell Fate
Discover how photoswitchable ceramides are revolutionizing cellular biology by allowing scientists to control cell processes with light.
The ADCK3/COQ8A Puzzle: An Atypical Kinase Holding Keys to Cellular Energy
Exploring the mysterious ADCK3/COQ8A protein, its role in coenzyme Q biosynthesis, and implications for treating neurological disorders and kidney diseases.
Biocatalysis: Nature's Blueprint for the Future of Medicine
Explore how biocatalysis is transforming pharmaceutical manufacturing through nature's enzymes, creating cleaner and more efficient pathways to medicines.
The Secret Molecule in Your Medicine Cabinet: The Story of (-)-Shikimic Acid
Explore the medicinal chemistry of (-)-shikimic acid, from its natural origins to its crucial role in creating life-saving drugs like Tamiflu.
Nature's Gold: Green Extraction of Carotenoids
Explore the revolutionary green extraction technologies for carotenoids - sustainable methods that efficiently recover natural pigments while protecting our planet.
The Hidden Architects of Life: Nitrogen Rings in Our Cells and Medicines
Explore the fascinating world of nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds, from purines in DNA to alkaloids in plants and their crucial biological roles.
Unlocking the Immune System: The Promise of Oxy-Substituted Imidazoquinolines
Explore how oxy-substituted imidazoquinolines modulate cytokine biosynthesis and their potential in immunotherapy, vaccine development, and disease treatment.
The Impossible Puzzle: How Nature Builds the Vitamin B12 Corrin Ring
Discover how nature performs one of its most spectacular feats of engineering - building the complex Vitamin B12 corrin ring through an intricate biosynthetic process.
The Molecular Suicide Switch: Rewriting the Code of Cell Death
Explore how synthetic cardiolipin analogs control cytochrome c's role in programmed cell death and their potential medical applications.