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  • New set of chemical building blocks makes complex 3D molecules in a snap

    Feb 8, 2022 10:30 am by Liz Ahlberg TouchstoneInnovation
    The next-generation molecule machine is designed to synthesize small molecules using a building-block approach to recreate complex natural products, like a 3D printer for molecules. Photo by Fred Zwicky

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    • The next-generation molecule machine is designed to synthesize small molecules using a building-block approach to recreate complex natural products, like a 3D printer for molecules. Photo by Fred Zwicky

    'This has been the secret chamber that onlychemists with decades of experience can enter. This new advance blows that door wide open. Now everyone can come in and play in the sandbox, because very complex molecules become very accessible.'