Biology and biotechnology – Page 9
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ResearchHPLC alternative purifies peptide cocktails in record time
Reductively cleavable brominated peptide linker unlocks contamination-free traceless release from solid support
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ResearchLinking chemistry with surgery to detect cancerous cells in situ
Livia Schiavinato Eberlin explains how her team has developed a hand-held device for surgeons that analyses tissue samples on a mass spectrometer mid-operation
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ResearchSegregation strategy for methane conversion enables new chemical reactivity
Model built to quantify effect of compartmentalisation on organometallic reaction
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ResearchFluorescent molecule breaks size record for green-emitting dyes
Study identifies 14-atom fluorophore with range of potential biological applications
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ResearchThe chemical motive for giant pandas’ smelly winter habits
Compounds in fresh manure can desensitise the giant mammals to cold weather
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ResearchConduit coated with bioink encourages damaged nerves to reconnect
New electro-conductive system is fully biodegradable
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ResearchGoogle’s AI aces protein prediction competition
Deep-learning network AlphaFold2’s perfomance at predicting how proteins fold has caused great excitement in the scientific community
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ResearchMission accomplished for scientist who set out to bring astrobiology to Portugal
Zita Martins discusses her work searching for molecules related to the origin of life
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ResearchSteroid fossilisation discovery opens new chapter in debate around oldest animal
Are the biomolecules found in 635-million-year-old rocks the earliest evidence of animal life or just plant remnants?
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ResearchAnimal tests reveal synthetic decoy protein protects against coronavirus
Protein designed from scratch binds Sars-CoV-2 with high affinity and specificity
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ResearchTyre compound driving mystery salmon deaths identified after years of chemical detective work
Previously unknown substance washes from roads to spawning streams – and likely has wide impact on aquatic ecosystems
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ResearchSnail slime central to sustainable strategy for making wound-healing gold nanoparticles
Nanoparticles made using mucus could be developed into acne treatments
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ResearchNew titration reagent helps identify the best amylase for the job
Fluorogenic compound plugs gap in industrial enzyme screening toolbox
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ResearchDNA voltmeter measures organelles’ electrochemical potential
Real-time electrochemical monitoring holds potential to unravelling inner workings of the cell
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ResearchNanoparticle can starve aggressive breast cancer cells of vital copper
A new engineered particle depletes copper from mitochondria, killing breast cancer cells in mice
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ResearchEntirely new way of sensing iron discovered in bacteria
Novel class of riboswitches can directly and selectively sense iron
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ResearchPeptides self-assemble to support growth of artificial tumours
Cancer cells grown around bioengineered microfibres make an ideal model to test new chemotherapy drugs
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ResearchFast-acting insecticide polymorph could boost malaria-control efforts
Recrystallised deltamethrin accelerates uptake in mosquitoes
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ResearchBreast milk analysis detects both legacy and emerging fluorinated compounds
Previous focus on legacy substances may have severely underestimated overall exposure of breastfed infants to PFASs
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ResearchAlgorithm discovers how six simple molecules could evolve into life’s building blocks
Program shows how micelles, catalysts and self-replicating chemical systems emerge from abiotic precursors