Biology and biotechnology – Page 24
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ResearchCamel hair shows shape memory
Natural fibres’ unusual properties could be the basis for new smart materials
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Research3D graphene adds dimension to deaf–mute communication
Printed aerogel’s translation of sign language speaks volumes for 3D graphene materials
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ResearchMolecular beacon homes in on protein structures
Researchers solve protein structure inside living cells for the first time
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ResearchPearl coating built from the ground up
Tough, shiny artificial mother of pearl highlights new approach for biomimetic synthesis
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ResearchMagnetic fields deliver cancer-killing bacteria to tumour’s heart
Guided microbes packed with drugs can reach the parts of cancers that other drugs just can’t reach
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ResearchGreenland shark is world's longest lived vertebrate
Radiocarbon dating reveals elusive Arctic sharks could live to more than 400-years-old
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ResearchBlood laser exposes body fluid’s molecular make-up
Optofluidic lasers may inject life into in vivo monitoring of blood components
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ResearchA drop of drool to analyse asthma
Researchers develop simple asthma diagnosis based on patients’ saliva
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ResearchKey metabolites controlling stem cell fate identified
Researchers may have found a cheaper way to get cells to differentiate into bone or cartilage on demand
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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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ResearchKamikaze bacteria travel deep inside tumours to deliver deadly cargo
Engineered bacteria in tandem with chemotherapy show promise in mouse model of cancer
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ResearchSuperhydrophobic coating repels blood cell damage
Coating dialysis tubes with a water-repellent material leaves red blood cells unscathed
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ResearchMetal ion swap improves artificial enzymes
Substituting iron with iridium expands the catalytic capacity of metalloenzymes
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ResearchMeteorite compounds hint at origins of life’s asymmetry
Excess of right handed sugar derivatives found on meteorites suggests homochirality may have come from space
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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‘Shark jelly’ has record proton conductivity
Hydrogel that fills sharks’ electrosensing pores has the highest reported proton conductivity for a biological material
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ResearchAdenine and guanine synthesised using prebiotic pathway
Two of the nucleotide bases that make up genetic material have been formed in early Earth simulation experiments
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ResearchDissolving bone to ease pain
Using chemistry to treat and prevent abnormal bone growths in military amputees