Finding and developing new molecules is one of the great research endeavors of modern chemistry. From the development of new ...

Chemistry deals with that most fundamental subject: matter. New drugs, materials and batteries all depend on our ability to make new molecules. But discovery of new substances is slow, expensive and ...

"This experiment's never been run before on another world," said Amy Williams, an astrobiologist working on the Curiosity mission.

A team at King’s College London has created a powerful new aluminum compound capable of doing the work of expensive rare ...

Pesky pests can wreak havoc on plants by chewing leaves, boring into stems, and sucking sap from trees. Beyond the direct damage, they also spread harmful bacteria, viruses, and fungi that can infect ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Imagine that a new lifesaving medication is invented, but its unusual structure makes it difficult to manufacture. The drug might turn out to be prohibitively expensive or ...

Creating complex molecules usually requires years of experience and countless decisions, but a new AI system is changing that ...

CoCoGraph uses a diffusion model, a technique common in image generation, to generate realistic molecules for therapeutics ...

Speeding up drug discovery in the age of AI may come down to a concept that’s comfortingly old-fashioned: Consulting a chemistry recipe book. It makes perfect sense. Designing a new synthetic molecule ...

A visualization of a new molecular-glue degrader bound to cereblon and a protein target of interest. A new degrader (shown in orange) forms a complex with cereblon (shown in blue, purple, green, and ...

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