Biochemistry – Page 13
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FeatureFrom venoms to medicine
Venoms are a treasure trove of peptides that may provide a bounty of novel painkillers
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FeatureBeer: Music to your taste buds
Andy Extance goes on tour in the UK and Belgium and compares the science behind the different processes used by craft and mass brewers
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PodcastA Crack in Creation by Jennifer Doudna – Book club
The development of Crispr, and the ethical questions raised by new genome editing techniques
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PodcastCinnarizine (stugeron)
Neil Withers relives a choppy (and messy) sea voyage to bring us the science of anti-seasickness drug cinnarizine
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CareersVideo games are enabling discovery
Gamification is harnessing an untapped army of citizen scientists
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PodcastSodium dichromate
Discover the compound at the heart of a multi-million dollar legal case and an Oscar–winning role for Julia Roberts
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NewsExplainer: What is cryo-electron microscopy
The science behind the 2017 Nobel prize in chemistry
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ResearchScorpion fine-tunes its venom to ward off predators
Australian species can increase production of toxins that affect mammals
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ResearchDNA synthesis is just a click away
The technique could be an efficient and cost-effective method of gene synthesis
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ReviewIntroducing epigenetics: a graphic guide
The ins and outs of epigenetics explained with the help of comic strips
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FeatureArsenic and rice - a growing problem?
Hayley Bennett highlights rice’s natural affinity for arsenic and what researchers are doing about it
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ResearchHow goldfish ‘get drunk’ to cope with cold winters
Researchers reveal the metabolic survival secrets of boozy pond dwellers
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WebinarCurrent topics in bioconjugation
Insights into making bioconjugates using optimal reagents and the latest techniques to create highly active and stable complexes
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PodcastIndometacin
A popular prescription pill that helps to keep gout and other arthritic conditions under control
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PodcastPiranha solution
When you need to get your glassware extremely clean, you need a cleaning solution with real ‘bite’
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