MIT scientists have found that an amino acid called cysteine can help the gut heal itself. In mouse studies, a cysteine-rich ...

From willow bark remedies to aspirin tablets, salicylic acid has long been part of human health. It also lies at the heart of how plants fight disease. Now, researchers at the University of Cambridge ...

Article subjects are automatically applied from the ACS Subject Taxonomy and describe the scientific concepts and themes of the article. Agriculture in the Brazilian Semi-Arid region plays a ...

In chemistry classes, aspirin is often used to demonstrate ester hydrolysis. Under basic conditions, it breaks apart into salicylic acid and acetate a reaction that illustrates key principles of ...

Contributed by Douglas C. Wallace; received April 4, 2025; accepted August 13, 2025; reviewed by Yair Anikster, Paolo Bernardi, Fernando Scaglia, and A. Phillip West Herein, we describe the creation ...