A way to snap molecules together like Lego wins 2022 chemistry Nobel

Large surface proteins with chains of sugars (illustrated, yellow) are shown on the outside of a cancer cell in this illustration of bioorthogonal or click chemistry, the subject of the 2022 Nobel Prize for Chemistry

A way to snap molecules together like Lego wins 2022 chemistry Nobel

Click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry allow scientists to build complex molecules in the lab and in living cells.