Biochemistry – Page 19
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PodcastAdrenaline
Simon Cotton on the compound that turns a shrinking violet into a hero: Adrenaline
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ResearchMolecular machinery behind circadian clock's ticking revealed
Slow motion chemistry keeps clock running on 24 hour cycle
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PodcastCortisol & Hydrocortisone
Brian Clegg investigates a compound that calms inflamed joints and excites the stressed brain: Cortisol
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ResearchDrawing order from disorder to unravel Ebola’s lethality
Intrinsically disordered proteins may be vital in determining the deadliness of Ebola strains
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NewsOpiate-producing yeast raises spectre of 'home-brewed heroin'
Warnings that completion of final steps in opiate biosynthesis could be a double-edged sword
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ResearchAncient RNA enzymes formed from freeze-thaw cycles
Temperature cycles help small pieces of RNA assemble into complex ribozymes
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Research
Chemical clarification for lobster colour change on cooking
Evidence supports new theory underpinning dark blue to pink-orange transformation
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ResearchOpossum peptide antivenom could take on snake bites
An opossum serum protein that neutralises snake venom could offer a cheaper treatment for poisonous snake bites worldwide
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ResearchEnzyme selectivity switch to benefit infant formula production
Enzyme twins could be useful tools for studying and synthesising human milk oligosaccharides
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ResearchComputational chemists unpick adenine–thymine bias
Quantum insights into mechanisms behind tautomer-driven DNA evolution
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ResearchProgram ready to weed out tough drug leads
Model could help drug firms avoid synthetically complex dead ends and speed drug discovery
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ResearchPhotosynthesis takes the high road
Study aims for definitive answer to oxidation state questions in biological water splitting
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ResearchPheromone trap will not let the bed bugs bite
Bed bugs are attracted to chemicals in their own faeces, which could make infestations easier to spot
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ResearchProtein mutant libraries to probe diseases' genetic link quickly and cheaply
More than 90% of the potential individual amino acid mutations possible introduced into cancer-linked protein
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PodcastHuman growth hormone
Marketed as a path to eternal youth but banned in professional sports, Hayley Simon introduces human growth hormone
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ResearchNew test accelerates herpes detection
Peptide-coated superparamagnetic beads latch onto herpes simplex virus-1 in rapid diagnostic assay
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ResearchViruses melt ‘glassy’ DNA
Researchers have shown how viruses liquefy their own DNA ready to inject into host cells
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ResearchTiny tips reveal cells’ chemical secrets
Penetrating microprobe enables rapid mass spectrometry of single cells’ contents
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ResearchBreakup reaction hints at handedness of nature
Dissociation of 3-bromocamphor provides clues on why nature favours one mirror image of a molecule over another