Malaria is one of the most deadly infectious diseases in the world, second only to tuberculosis. Worldwide, up to 500 million people suffer from malaria, and about 2 million die of the disease each year. Although the disease strikes people of all ages in tropical climates throughout the world, the vast majority of victims are [...]

The molecules at the surfaces of cells govern or modulate many important biological phenomena, such as cell growth, cell differentiation (the determination of cell type), intercellular communication, reception of drugs and xenobiotics, and attachment to the extracellular matrix. Biological chemists have envisioned tinkering with the molecules at cell surfaces, thus enabling them to interfere with [...]

The ionic bond and the covalent bond hold atoms together; however, weaker, albeit very important, types of forces provide weaker, noncovalent [...]