By producing some of the highest resolution images of peptides attaching to mineral surfaces, scientists have a deeper understanding of how biomolecules manipulate the growth of crystals. This research may lead to a new treatment for kidney stones using biomolecules.

An advance on new generations of chemotherapy and antiviral drugs
Researchers are describing progress toward developing a new generation of chemotherapy agents that target and block uncontrolled DNA replication – a hallmark of cancer, viral infections, and other diseases – more effectively than current drugs in ways that may produce fewer side effects. Their article was [...]

Researchers in Florida are reporting an advance toward tapping the enormous potential of an emerging new group of antibiotics identical to certain germ-fighting proteins found in the human immune system. Their study, which may help fight the growing epidemic of drug-resistant infections, is in the current (August) issue of ACS’ Biomacromolecules, a monthly journal.