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Surface Chemistry

This biogeochemist was key to extracting DNA from an ancient sample that had stumped scientists for years

Considering how minerals store and protect DNA helped sequence the oldest DNA on record


Tobacco cutworms insert oxygen into nanocarbon hoops and rings

Larvae perform a chemical transformation that would be challenging to do in a reaction flask

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C-H Activation

Mechanochemical reaction oxidizes C–H bonds in polymers

The iron-catalyzed method selectively adds hydroxyl groups to traditionally insoluble molecules at room temperature


10 years on, Flint still faces consequences from the water crisis

Awaiting justice, residents continue to grapple with serious physical and mental health issues


Miniature polymeric tubes separate enantiomers

Devices could offer an alternative to chromatography and speed screening of chiral compounds