New themed collection on ‘Biomolecular Technologies’

26 Aug 2025

We’re pleased to inform you that this new themed collection from RSC Chemical Biology has now been published online.

As both chemical and biological engineering approaches continue to expand, the landscape of biomolecular technologies is rapidly evolving, affording new opportunities from basic science to real-world applications. Guest Edited by Prof. Sheel Dodani (The University of Texas at Dallas; ORCID 0000-0003-0271-6080) and Prof. Ariel Furst (Massachusetts Institute of Technology; ORCID 0000-0001-9583-9703), this themed collection brings together engineered biomolecule-based technologies spanning small molecules, nucleic acids, and proteins, with applications in biocatalysis, biosensing, and synthetic biology. Each study showcases the modular and tunable nature of biomolecular design to tailor properties for function in both aqueous solutions and biological environments.

The articles in this collection are featured below. All articles in RSC Chemical Biology are open access and free to read.

Editorial

Introduction to “Biomolecular Technologies”

Sheel C. Dodani and Ariel Furst

RSC Chem. Biol., 2025, DOI: 10.1039/D5CB90031J

Communication

A chemigenetic indicator based on a synthetic chelator and a green fluorescent protein for imaging of intracellular sodium ions

Shiori Takeuchi, Shosei Imai, Takuya Terai and Robert E. Campbell

RSC Chem. Biol., 2025, 6, 170–174 DOI: 10.1039/D4CB00256C

Papers

An expanded substrate scope for cross-chiral ligation enables efficient synthesis of long L-RNAs

Xuan Han and Jonathan T. Sczepanski