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By questioning the very nature of how ion channels, brains and societies form and function, Nobel laureate Jean-Marie Lehn has changed our understanding of the chemical basis of self-organization.
A continual commitment to exploring new scientific territory has led Pamela Silver on an oscillating path from physics and engineering to molecular biology and now to the development of engineering principles in the creation of cellular metrics.
The world's first synthetic biology department at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is using a bottom-up approach to form a foundation of design rules and models to understand cellular function.
A new division of The Scripps Research Institute that is dedicated to biomedical research and drug discovery is taking shape on the shores of southern Florida.
Understanding the creation, induction and function of natural products that are important for microbial communication are central aims for scientists at the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute.
The Broad Institute was founded with the vision of creating a truly collaborative biomedical research environment, and small molecules are a central focus.
By highlighting the central importance of molecules in life and technology, Molecular Frontiers seeks to increase the interest of young people in science and to identify the potential roles of chemistry and other molecular sciences in addressing global challenges.
Nestled in an atmosphere that resembles a national park, the Center for Molecular Biology of RNA at the University of California, Santa Cruz is fulfilling Harry Noller's vision of bringing together multidisciplinary researchers to solve problems that range from finding obscure RNAs to understanding the origin of life.
