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Nature 418, 375-376 (25 July 2002) | doi:10.1038/418375a

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Chemistry: Much binding in the lab

Andrew D. Hamilton

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Application of a concept drawn from two areas of macromolecular chemistry shows how artificial binding sites that resemble those found in globular proteins can be made.

Chemists have often looked with awe at the dazzling array of biochemical functions and chemical transformations in nature. So, if nature can do it, why can't we?