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Abundant frontiers at the interface of chemistry and biology promise another decade of technological innovation and scientific discovery by chemical biologists.

Improved tools and expanding knowledge are enabling new insights into the biochemical basis, ecological roles and promising applications of natural product biosynthesis.

Chemical probes are proven tools for biological research and early-stage drug development, but how can chemical biologists make them more useful to the broader scientific community?

Chemical biology may elude simple definitions, but there remains no question that chemical biologists have crafted a compelling interdisciplinary narrative that advances science and benefits society.

Structural biology advances have democratized access to biomolecular snapshots, but high standards must be maintained to ensure their utility.

Nature and the Nature journals start offering anonymity to authors during the peer-review process.