Author:  Madeleine Jepsen

Imagine a jigsaw puzzle that solves itself when someone takes it out of its box. Researchers at McMaster University have synthesized a molecule able to self-assemble into ring structures. These molecules are the chemical equivalents of self-assembling puzzle pieces.

Author:  Eleanor Sheekey

From William Hartnell to David Tennant through to Peter Capaldi, the legendary Doctor Who has always had the ability to completely regenerate. The term regeneration is used more generally in Biology to include renewal of cells, tissues and limbs. It is not surprising, therefore, that an exciting new discovery published in Nature by Nacu et al. has shed light on a crucial part of the process involved in limb regeneration(1). Scientists hope that this new insight can be extrapolated for use in mammals, in particular for organ regeneration.