Strong research and development programs are vital to the continued success of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in today's fiercely competitive markets. The costs associated with these R&D projects can be staggering. Also, the number of pos… more »

Fatostatin, a small molecule earlier found to have both anti-fat and anti-cancer abilities works as a literal turnoff for fat-making genes, according to a new report in the August 28th issue of the journal Chemistry and Biology, a Cell Press journal.Fa… more »

Researchers at the University of Illinois have designed a small molecule that blocks an aberrant pathway associated with myotonic dystrophy type 1, the most common form of muscular dystrophy. The new compound, soon to be tested in cells, binds tightly… more »

The Royal Academy of Science announced that the Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2009 has been given to two US citizens Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas A Steitz and the Israeli Ada E Yonath for their unique "studies of the structure and function of the ribosom… more »