Research Articles
The Dual Warheads of Nature: Xanthonolignoids in Health and Disease
Explore the fascinating world of xanthonolignoids - rare natural compounds with promising therapeutic potential for treating complex diseases.
Shining a Light on Nature's Tiny Drug Factories: How Scientists are Profiling Non-Ribosomal Peptide Synthetases
Explore how Activity-Based Protein Profiling is revolutionizing our understanding of non-ribosomal peptide synthetases and their role in drug discovery.
Nature's Blueprint: How Simple Chalcones Are Revolutionizing Drug Discovery
Discover how chalcones, natural compounds found in everyday foods, are transforming drug discovery with their versatile therapeutic potential against cancer, viruses, and neurodegenerative diseases.
Catching a Molecular Mechanic in the Act: A New Light on a Cellular Repair Job
Discover how a groundbreaking fluoride-detection fluorescence assay is revolutionizing the study of γ-butyrobetaine hydroxylase (BBOX) and accelerating metabolic disease research.
Nature's Hidden Architects: The Story of Naturally Occurring Naphthalenes
Explore the fascinating world of naturally occurring naphthalenes - their chemistry, biosynthesis, biological activities, and therapeutic potential.
Purple Power: How Scientists Are Engineering Nature's Pigments into Modern Medicines
Discover how GenoChemetics combines synthetic biology and chemistry to transform violacein, a natural purple pigment, into potential modern medicines.
Nature's Pharmacy: How Plants, Fungi, and Microbes Are Revolutionizing Modern Medicine
Explore how natural products from plants, fungi, and microbes are transforming drug discovery through traditional knowledge and cutting-edge technologies like AI and genome mining.
The Hidden Pharmacy of the Deep: Unlocking Marine Symbiotic Bacteria
Discover how cultivation-independent approaches are revolutionizing our understanding of marine symbiotic bacteria and their potential for drug discovery.
Nature's Molecular Masterpieces: The Double-Agent Diterpenoids Fighting Disease
Explore the fascinating world of naturally occurring diterpenoid dimers - complex molecular structures with remarkable medicinal properties against cancer and antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
The Digital Treasure Hunt for Nature's Miracles: A Cautionary Tale
How computers promised a new golden age of drug discovery, and why scientists had to go back to the lab.