Anticancer compound becomes more soluble and selective after glucose is attached

What causes drooling in the first place, and why do we only sometimes salivate?

For years, researchers have worked to develop novel molecules for therapeutic or research purposes, and have relied on directed evolution as a powerful technique for generating molecules that exhibit the properties they want.

Salk scientists have uncovered a missing step in how cells make a class of compounds that include commercially important drugs and flavor molecules.

The Institute for Chemical Biology will draw students and faculty from across Stanford to drive innovation and discovery in biomedical science and train a new generation of "physician-scientist-engineers."