The Breakthrough in Samarium Recycling: Implications for Synthetic Chemistry and Sustainability On August 22, 2024, scientists at the California Institute of Technology made a significant advancement in the field of synthetic chemistry by developing a method to recycle samarium, a rare earth metal commonly used in chemical reactions. Samarium, discovered in 1879 in Russia, is […]
Drug Synthesis
Research and Application Prospects of Bacterial Microcompartments
The Role of Bacterial Microcompartments in Biochemical Reactions and Their Potential Applications in Drug Synthesis On August 20, 2024, researchers from Michigan State University (2024 USNews Ranking: 60) published a groundbreaking study on bacterial microcompartments (BMCs), revealing that the functionality of these structures is independent of their shape. BMCs are organelles covered with pores that […]
