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A human enzyme converts chemicals produced by marine sponges and related synthetic derivatives into cell-killing compounds, shows a study published today in eLife. The discovery suggests that it may be possible to develop new therapies for…

Bacteria are extremely resourceful when it comes to adapting to a given environment. A team of researchers has now discovered a new trick bacteria use: a kind of sponge that absorbs certain messengers. Each year, at least 1.27 million…

A group of researchers led by scientists from the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science and the University of Tokyo have created an unusual material -- a soft crystal made of molecules known as a catenanes -- that behaves in a novel way…