In the search for superheavy elements, element 112 was a stepping stone towards the 'islands of stability'. Sigurd Hofmann now relates the steps that led to its 'creation' and detection.

The DNA repair enzyme uracil DNA glycosylase catalyzes the first step in the uracil base excision repair pathway, the hydrolytic cleavage of the N-glycosidic bond of deoxyuridine in DNA. Here we ...

Nitriles are a notable subset of nitrogen-bearing molecules detected within the interstellar medium (ISM). The cyano group (C≡N) enables these species to serve as potential chemical precursors for the ...