Research Articles
The Oak Chemists: How Hybrid Trees Rewrite Nature's Seasonal Playbook
Discover how hybrid oak trees create dynamic phytochemical cocktails that change with seasons, transforming our understanding of forest ecology.
The Alchemist Within: How GFP Rewrites Its Own Recipe for Light
Exploring GFP's remarkable posttranslational chemistry that enables self-catalyzed chromophore formation and novel modifications like backbone fragmentation and decarboxylation.
The Radical Architect: How a Microbial Enzyme Builds Nature's Molecular Assassin Target
Exploring the radical mechanism of Pyrococcus horikoshii Dph2, a [4Fe-4S] enzyme crucial for diphthamide biosynthesis and the target of diphtheria toxin.
Molecular Frankenstein: Deconstructing Fungal Polyketide Assembly Lines
Exploring the domain deconstruction of fungal nonreducing iterative type I polyketide synthases (NR-PKSs) and their programming rules for polyketide biosynthesis.
The Two-Enzyme Tango: How a Fungus Crafts Its Molecular Weapon
Discover how Trichoderma arundinaceum uses two coordinated enzymes to produce harzianum A, a potent antifungal trichothecene toxin with agricultural implications.
Hunting Ocean Miracles: The High-Tech Quest for Marine-Based Medicines
Exploring cutting-edge technologies revolutionizing marine drug discovery from ocean biodiversity hotspots.
The Tiny Molecules Steering Your Health: Prostaglandins & Thromboxanes Uncovered
Explore the critical roles of prostaglandins and thromboxanes in health and disease, from blood clotting to cancer progression.
The Great Cucurbit Challenge: Why Some Squash Family Members Outsmart Insects
Exploring the hierarchy of insect resistance in cucurbit crops and implications for sustainable farming practices.
The Hidden Language of Plants: How Strigolactones Shape Growth, Defend Against Stress, and Forge Underground Alliances
Discover how strigolactones function as master regulators of plant architecture, stress responses, and symbiotic relationships with soil microbes.
The Color Code: How Plant Pigments Shape Life on Earth
Explore how plant pigments create Earth's living canvas, power ecosystems, and revolutionize agriculture, nutrition, and medicine through cutting-edge science.