Sept. 2, 2010 -- The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology released a statement expressing its supreme disappointment with the decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to grant a preliminary injunction that will effectively put a halt to research on human embryonic stem cells in this country. More... 

Sept. 1, 2010 -- The education-themed September 2010 edition of ASBMB Today is avaliable online now. In it, you’ll find a profile of artist, educator and biochemist Richard Hanson; a look inside a mobile laboratory classroom called the BioBus; insights into choosing a graduate program; examples of some innovative approaches to integrating technology into science teaching; an article on how YouTube is changing the way science is learned; and a look at how an engineering school is using protein modeling to introduce students and teachers to the “real world of science.” Read this month's issue.

Sept. 1, 2010 -- The Journal of Biological Chemistry is proud to offer a new set of free classroom tools based on the popular Classics and Reflections articles. The “Historical Perspectives” are edited collections grouped around educational topics, such as protein synthesis, lipids and metabolism. More... 

Aug. 30, 2010 -- In a paper published in the September issue of the Journal of Lipid Research, a team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, has mapped for the first time the actual locations of specific lipids within a single cell. More...

Sept. 1, 2010 -- Joanne Stubbe, Novartis professor of chemistry and biology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Christopher T. Walsh, Hamilton Kuhn professor at Harvard Medical School, are the recipients of the 2010 Welch Award in Chemistry. More... 

Sept. 1, 2010 -- Catherine C. Fenselau, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Maryland, received the Ralph N. Adams Award in Bioanalytical Chemistry from Pittcon and the Friends of Ralph N. Adams this past spring. More...