chemistry

Percy Lavon Julian, a young, Black scientist working in Jim Crow America, gained international recognition after beating chemists at the University of Oxford in the race to synthesize the alkaloid physostigmine, used for decades as a treatment for glaucoma.

In a win for the US Department of Justice’s China Initiative, Charles Lieber was convicted of hiding his financial ties to China from federal agencies.

The first evidence of biologically produced elemental carbon inspires more questions than answers.  

The University of Texas Southwestern professor’s research focused on the androgen hormones that cause male sexual differentiation and may also lead to prostate disease.

Brood X’s emergence tunnels—numbering in the hundreds per square meter of soil—give researchers a special opportunity to study how such extreme soil aeration affects the ecosystem.

The chemist refined nuclear magnetic resonance technology, giving rise to the development of MRI.

Free’s dip-and-read urinalysis allowed diabetics to monitor glucose levels at home, rather than at a hospital.

In a year of racial tumult, Black scientists are uniting for visibility and action. 

So far, the bulk of the identified water molecules are too distant from one another to form ice or liquid.

Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna reprogrammed the bacterial immune response into one of the most popular tools for genetics and molecular biology.

Male lemurs secrete aldehydes from their wrist glands that may make them more attractive to females during the breeding season.

Over nearly 50 years, the Monell Chemical Senses Center chemist investigated a range of topics, from the smell of cancer to body odor’s effects on human physiology and behavior.

The Department of Justice also released the names of two Chinese researchers who allegedly acted against US interests.

Scientists track the spice from the soil to the market to pinpoint the source of contamination in pregnant women’s blood.

The Henderson State University academics face charges of manufacturing methamphetamine and using drug paraphernalia.

The University of Cambridge scholar’s research on folding proteins advanced scientists’ understanding of illnesses, such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and type 2 diabetes.

Scientists engineered a new material that could be developed for use in treating tooth decay.