Molecules

In the February 25 Issue:

::	Molecules
	Chemistry Materials Science

Top Stories | February 12

Taste of fructose revs up metabolism
The pancreas pumps more insulin in response to the sugar, potentially throwing the body’s energy-storage machinery out of whack.
Tyrberg lab, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute
Muscle massage may speed healing
Rubbing sore, overworked areas trips anti-inflammatory switches in the tissue that might speed healing and ease pain.
Measuring what makes a medicine
A new way to evaluate molecules offers a finer-grained picture of which ones could become drugs.
'Nonstick' pollutants may cut efficiency of vaccines in kids
Antibodies from immunizations are halved among children with the highest exposure levels to common chemicals.
Seaweed study fuels bioenergy enthusiasm
Munched by a manipulated microbe, ocean algae readily yield ethanol.

:: More in Molecules

Munched by a manipulated microbe, ocean algae readily yield ethanol.

Elements under pressure reveal secrets of extreme chemistry

Chemists synthesize a five-crossing structure centered on chloride.

Microbes fuel a weak electrical current at hydrothermal vents.

Tourists and cosmetics seem to be threatening da Vinci’s masterpiece.

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