Dr. Imee Su Martinez of the University of the Philippines – Diliman College of Science’s Institute of Chemistry (UPD-CS IC) and Günter Povoden of the University of Technology’s Institute of Inorganic Chemistry in Vienna, Austria, recently published an article entitled “Of War and Peace, and Chemistry,” which highlights the critical role of chemistry in both enabling warfare and fostering international peace and security.

Antimicrobial resistance is a global issue, making the search for a new generation of antibiotics imperative. Scientists investigate various compounds to discover new antibiotics, one class of which is antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), produced by organisms in response to bacterial infections.

Scientists from the University of the Philippines – Diliman College of Science (UPD-CS) have pioneered a simpler, faster, cheaper, and more eco-friendly method to fabricate gold nanocorals by using natural, low-cost acids in water at room temperature.