New Building Blocks

UD engineers create bacteria that can synthesize an unnatural amino acid Amino acids are the individual building blocks of proteins and are essential for biological systems to work properly. There are 20 standard amino acids that make up proteins in all living systems, more than 500 different types of other amino acids found in nature,…Continue Reading New Building Blocks

The Chemistry of Making Molecules

UD’s Mary Watson earns national award for groundbreaking work in catalysis Mary P. Watson, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Delaware, has been selected as the 2023 recipient of the American Chemical Society (ACS) Catalysis Lectureship for the Advancement of Catalytic Science, a prestigious honor that recognizes her research accomplishments in developing…Continue Reading The Chemistry of Making Molecules