Cyclic peptides, discovered in an African tea used to speed labor and delivery, may hold potential as drug-stabilizing scaffolds, antibiotics, and anticancer drugs.
Advertisement
The Scientist
Most Recent
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of California, San Diego. Age: 34
Unraveling the molecular causes of acute pancreatitis—a potentially deadly disease in which the pancreas essentially digests itself—is yielding clues to how it might be treated.
Officials in Punjab province have arrested the owners of pharmaceutical companies making cardiac drugs suspected to contain heavy-metal contaminants.
Bacteria that evolve resistance to antimicrobial therapies may be able to evade natural immune peptides.
A roundup of eight biotech companies that didn’t make it through this year's continuing tough economic times
A list of this year’s newsworthy successes—and failures—in drug development
The pharmaceutical darling that has brought billions in revenue to Pfizer over the past 15 years will now share the shelves with its generic competitors.
A special glucose molecule makes tumor cells more vulnerable to a pair of cancer cell-killing drugs.
Follow The Scientist
Stay Connected with The Scientist
-
The Scientist Magazine
-
The Scientist Careers
-
Neuroscience Research Techniques
-
Genetic Research Techniques
-
Cell Culture Techniques
-
Microbiology and Immunology
-
Cancer Research and Technology
Current Issue
