Microscopy of lipids in living cells is currently hampered by a lack of adequate fluorescent tags. The most frequently used tags, NBD and BODIPY, strongly influence the properties of lipids, yielding ...

Illinois chemistry professor Marty Burke explains how his research group breaks down complex chemicals into simple "building blocks." His group recently discovered that thousands of molecules that ...

Discovering antifungals with novel mechanisms of action is essential in the fight against drug-resistant fungi, which pose a serious concern for public health. However, progress on new antifungals is ...

The latest chemistry news, including important research advances, business and policy trends, chemical safety practices, career guidance, and more. This type of asymmetric polyene cyclization has long ...

Polyenes are among the most commonly used broad-spectrum antifungals but have significant associated renal toxicity. Attempts to develop newer drugs of the same class without these adverse effects led ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...