Biochemistry – Page 19
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ResearchHPLC-free synthesis slashes protein production time
Tagging system may make building biologically relevant proteins faster, cheaper and greener
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PodcastSpilanthol
It’s the active molecule in the plant known as electric daisies or the toothache plant but it might also make your skin smoother
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ResearchMetal ion swap improves artificial enzymes
Substituting iron with iridium expands the catalytic capacity of metalloenzymes
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PodcastShikimic acid
Kat Arney introduces a biologically ubiquitous compound, important in beating both infectious viruses and invasive weeds
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ResearchIBM-led team aims molecular antivirus at buildings and people
Polymers initially targeting cleaning wipes stop 11 different viruses entering cells
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ResearchAFM maps bacteria on skin
Scientists measure binding forces between bacteria and skin cells for better vaccines and skin treatments
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Research‘Plastic antibodies’ in deodorant to fight body odour
Team working with L’Oréal create polymer that can capture specific compounds in sweat that bacteria turn into nasty niffs
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ResearchDissolving bone to ease pain
Using chemistry to treat and prevent abnormal bone growths in military amputees
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ResearchSmallest ever molecular thermometers made from DNA
Tiny fragments of DNA combined with fluorescent probes can be used to take temperature at the nanoscale
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ResearchZinc spark of life marks egg fertilisation
Human egg’s discharge of zinc into its surroundings at the moment of conception seen for the first time
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FeatureLiving colour
Fluorescent protein probes can illuminate cells’ inner workings, but making them takes effort – and luck, as Andy Extance discovers
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ResearchLifting molecular brake may have kept primeval cells running
Removing RNA restriction can steady biochemical function, with relevance for life’s emergence
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PodcastFluorescein
Kat Arney discovers the compound that first coloured the Chicago river green for St Patrick’s Day
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ResearchPolymer worms hold stem cells in suspended animation
A new hydrogel mimics natural mucins to delay the development of human stem cells and embryos
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NewsUse of Crispr on human embryos approved in UK
The UK’s fertility regulator will allow gene-edited human embryos to be used in research
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ResearchHitching a ride on DNA
PCR primers rapidly reach their binding site with the help of a DNA gliding technique
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PodcastThiamine or vitamin B
Brian Clegg introduces an essential nutrient, and the first to hold the name ‘vitamin’: Thiamine or vitamin B
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NewsDNA repair research takes the 2015 chemistry Nobel
Recipients discovered how cells can patch up damaged DNA