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Small molecules and chemical tools at the interface

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As our understanding of the molecular mechanisms driving complex biological processes grows, the role of chemical biology will continue to expand. The 2008 American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology meeting showcased recent progress in the field of chemical biology while simultaneously pointing toward the future of research at the interface between chemistry and biology.

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Figure 1: Molecular manipulation of biological activity.
Figure 2: Advancing the interface between chemistry and biology.

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  1. Robert H. Newman and Jin Zhang are in the Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA. jzhang32@jhmi.edu,

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Newman, R., Zhang, J. Small molecules and chemical tools at the interface. Nat Chem Biol 4, 382–386 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchembio0708-382

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