chemistry@nature contents: 1 February 2013

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Access the Web Focus today!   Primary Research top  Chemistry@nature JOBS of the week PhD position in organic chemistry Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University Research Associate in Graphene Chemistry Imperial College London - Department of Chemistry Postdoctoral Researchers (2), School of Chemistry NUI Galway Three positions as PhD students in Organic and Physical Chemistry Chalmers University of Technology Postdoctoral Researcher in Polymer Chemistry Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena More Science jobs from Chemistry@nature EVENT Drug Discovery Chemistry 16-18 April 2013 San Diego, US More science events from Metabolic engineeringof Escherichia coli using synthetic small regulatory RNAs Dokyun Na et al. Nature Biotechnology doi:10.1038/nbt.2461 Abstract A new structuralparadigm in copper resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae Yue Fu et al. Nature ChemicalBiology doi:10.1038/nchembio.1168 Abstract PUMA binding inducespartial unfolding within BCL-xL to disrupt p53 binding and promote apoptosis Ariele Viacava Follis etal. Nature ChemicalBiology doi:10.1038/nchembio.1166 Abstract Re-engineeringprotein interfaces yields copper-inducible ferritin cage assembly Dustin J E Huard, Kathleen M Kane & F Akif Tezcan Nature ChemicalBiology doi:10.1038/nchembio.1163 Abstract Snapshot of theequilibrium dynamics of a drug bound to HIV-1 reverse transcriptase Daniel G. Kuroda etal. Nature Chemistry doi:10.1038/nchem.1559 Abstract Quantitativevisualization of DNA G-quadruplex structures in human cells Giulia Biffi, David Tannahill, John McCafferty & ShankarBalasubramanian Nature Chemistry doi:10.1038/nchem.1548 Abstract A ring-distortionstrategy to construct stereochemically complex and structurally diversecompounds from natural products Robert W. Huigens, III etal. Nature Chemistry doi:10.1038/nchem.1549 Abstract A sustainablecatalytic pyrrole synthesis Stefan Michlik & Rhett Kempe Nature Chemistry doi:10.1038/nchem.1547 Abstract Site- andorbital-dependent charge donation and spin manipulation in electron-doped metalphthalocyanines Cornelius Krull, Roberto Robles, Aitor Mugarza & PietroGambardella Nature Materials doi:10.1038/nmat3547 Abstract Multifunctionalityand control of the crumpling and unfolding of large-area graphene Zang et al. Nature Materials doi:10.1038/nmat3542 Abstract Giant negative linearcompressibility in zinc dicyanoaurate Cairns et al. Nature Materials doi:10.1038/nmat3551 Abstract Hydrophobicity ofrare-earth oxide ceramics Azimi et al. Nature Materials doi:10.1038/nmat3545 Abstract Nanostructuredhigh-strength molybdenum alloys with unprecedented tensile ductility Liu et al. Nature Materials doi:10.1038/nmat3544 Abstract Polymer multilayertattooing for enhanced DNA vaccination DeMuth et al. Nature Materials doi:10.1038/nmat3550 Abstract MRI-detectable pHnanosensors incorporated into hydrogels for in vivo sensing oftransplanted-cell viability Chan et al. Nature Materials doi:10.1038/nmat3525 Abstract Arrays ofsingle-walled carbon nanotubes with full surface coverage for high-performanceelectronics Cao, Q. et al. Nature Nanotechnology doi:10.1038/nnano.2012.257 Abstract Nanoscale wear as astress-assisted chemical reaction Jacobs. T. D. B. & Carpick, R. W. Nature Nanotechnology doi:10.1038/nnano.2012.255 Abstract   Protocols top  Synthesis of 9-amino(9-deoxy)epi cinchona alkaloids, general chiralorganocatalysts for the stereoselective functionalization of carbonyl compounds Carlo Cassani et al. Nature Protocols doi:10.1038/nprot.2012.155 Abstract   Review Article top  Metabolite damage andits repair or pre-emption Carole L Linster, Emile Van Schaftingen & Andrew DHanson Nature ChemicalBiology doi:10.1038/nchembio.1141 Abstract   Blog Entries from The Sceptical Chymist top  Happy birthday Robert Boyle! Apparently today is Robert Boyle's 386th birthday. He also happens to be the reason that this blog is called 'The Sceptical Chymist'. Read Now Reactions: Matthew Todd Matthew Todd is in the School of Chemistry at The University of Sydney, and works on organic synthesis, asymmetric catalysis and chemical sensing. Read Now Blogroll: Numerous nitrogens Kevlar-suit-wearing synthetic chemists and the art of nomenclature. Read Now The art of presenting Let's face it, most presentations are bad: too much information; unreadable fonts; monotonous speaking and poor slide design. It can sometimes be a struggle to follow the speaker through a seminar ... 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