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  • John Steele and Stephen Wallace discuss recent advances in the chemical and biotechnological synthesis of the prolific platform chemical adipic acid.

    • John F. C. Steele
    • Stephen Wallace
    In Your Element

  • Serotonin is known by many names — in science as 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) or enteramine, and in popular culture as the ‘feel good’ chemical or the ‘happy hormone’. Cameron Movassaghi and Anne Andrews discuss the knowns and unknowns of this well-studied yet elusive neurotransmitter.

    • Cameron S. Movassaghi
    • Anne Milasincic Andrews
    In Your Element

  • Ciro Romano, Jack I. Mansell, and David J. Procter have explored the versatility and selectivity of samarium diiodide, and its use as a radical relay catalyst.

    • Ciro Romano
    • Jack I. Mansell
    • David J. Procter
    In Your Element

  • Thomas Kruse and Søren Østergaard reflect on the development of the GLP-1 analogue, semaglutide, which is reshaping peptide therapeutics in type 2 diabetes, weight management, and beyond.

    • Thomas Kruse
    • Søren Østergaard
    In Your Element

  • Dewran Kocak and Bryan Roth discuss a psychedelic — 5-MeO-DMT — and what we might learn from its properties.

    • D. Dewran Kocak
    • Bryan L. Roth
    In Your Element