When this modified compound (4) was added to water, rapid polymerization occurred, but it was different from the polymer from lipoic acid (Figure 5). The authors explain that unlike in Figure 4, this ...

The chemical origin of life on Earth is a puzzle that scientists have been trying to piece together for decades. Many hypotheses have been proposed to explain how life came to be and what chemical and ...

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Researchers from Phillip Messersmith’s group at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed recyclable adhesives made from a naturally occurring fatty acid that can be tailored for a wide ...