On March 27th, patrons of the arts and sciences in Atlanta attended The Encyclopedia Show sponsored by the Atlanta Science Festival and Center for…

It is generally difficult to convey the basic principles of molecular biology as the subject matter, involving biomolecules (e.g., DNA and…

Take a ride on MARTA in the next three weeks to see art created by Amy Landesberg based on CCE science.


Scientists from the Center for Chemical Evolution and NASA are recreating the classical Miller-Urey experiment where a complex "soup" of…

GT CCE faculty and staff will participate in Georgia Tech's upcoming three-day Focus Recruitment Program whose mission is to help build a…

For many potentially prebiotic chemical reactions, water is the enemy! Water reacts with organics to break down large molecules to make much…

The biopolymer RNA is thought to have played a central role during the earliest evolutionary stages of life. However, how this macromolecule’s…

In the Fall of 2013, senior CCE scientist, Professor Jeffrey Bada (UCSD-SIO), was invited to participate in the All-Russian Science Festival in…

Architecture graduate students and guest artists were presented with an introduction to model prebiotic reactions that spawned the ingredients of…

Metabolism is the engine of modern life, providing the energy which makes all the processes of life possible, and the chemistry of the modern…

Only AbGradCon offers a diverse and supportive environment solely focused on research conducted and presented by grad students and post-docs…

Cutting edge research by Rachel Bennett, a graduate student in the Fernandez lab at Georgia Tech, demonstrated the ability to acquire a '…

Congrats to Facundo Fernandez and colleagues on their article and the cover of the April edition of Chemical Reviews!!


The first story in our audio series, Small Matters, has been shared on Georgia Public Broadcasting's Education Website.


Get your Step Team together and create a 5-10 minute step routine focused on one or more of a number of key scientific concepts related to our…

The CCE Summer Undergrad Research Program is an excellent opportunity for undergraduates from across the country to participate in hands-on,…

Animator Jon Perry, printmaker Greg Bada, and multimedia artist Amy Landesburg have been selected for their proposals to help us spread our…

A pair of RNA-like molecules can spontaneously assemble into gene-length chains, chemists in the United States and Spain report. Billions of years…

Investigating the role of mineral surface in prebiotic reactions just got easier thanks to work from the Fernandez lab and others in the CCE!…