Chemists propose another domino response to deliver organic compound against cancers Kumar Jeetendra | October 12, 2020 A group of chemists in RUDN University suggested a new response to produce organic compounds in 1 vessel. The end products proven to be effective against the cells of carcinomas, including drug-resistant ones. The new reaction was explained from the Bioorganic Chemistry journal. For many organic substances synthesis is a multistage process of step-by-step molecule …
Researchers develop insect sex pheromones in transgenic camelina plant for maintainable pest control Kumar Jeetendra | January 15, 2021 The camelina plant, a source of cooking oil for centuries, is on its way toward revolutionizing pest management in agriculture. Researchers at ISCA, Inc., a green agtech firm based in Riverside, Calif., and their collaborators in Sweden have “grown” insect sex pheromone precursors in genetically modified strains of camelina plants, creating a low-cost source of …