"Chemists Achieve 'Almost Magical' Feat: Manipulating Single Atoms within Molecules"

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"Chemists Achieve 'Almost Magical' Feat: Manipulating Single Atoms within Molecules"
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Chemists have developed techniques for "skeletal editing," which allows them to manipulate individual atoms within a molecule's core by deleting, adding, or swapping them. This breakthrough has the potential to revolutionize the field of organic chemistry and significantly accelerate the drug-discovery process.

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