Biology – Page 39
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PodcastOmega-3 fatty acids
Many consume cod liver oil due to 'a vague sense we should be taking them for something' – but what to the omega-3 fatty acids actually do?
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ResearchAntenna can power devices by harvesting ubiquitous wifi signals
Device could be used to run medical implants and wearable electronics
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ResearchAlzheimer’s linked to infection of the brain by gum disease bacterium
Drug firm is developing treatment to inhibit bacterial enzymes believed to be damaging important protein
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NewsRogue Chinese scientist to be punished for creation of first gene-edited humans
Investigation uncovers forged ethical approval documents
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BusinessBattling the US opioid epidemic
Adapt pharma’s naloxone nasal spray makes treating overdoses easier
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ResearchSynthetic molecules fold up into abiotic proteins
Compound that self-assembles into giant folded ring could help scientists design bespoke abiotic proteins
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OpinionChiral curiosities
The challenges posed by asymmetry go hand in hand with fascinating insights into developmental biology
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ResearchNanodecoys lure and trap Zika virus
Gelatin nanoparticles camouflaged by mosquito membrane mop up virus and stop it crossing placenta
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ResearchDNA sugar could form on icy asteroids and comets
Water–methanol ices bombarded with UV simulate conditions found on comets and asteroids
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ResearchPore-forming toxins detect long strands of DNA
Lithium electrolyte helps aerolysin overcome electrostatic obstacle to detect ssDNA longer than 100 nucleotides
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ReviewGene Machine: The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome
Venki Ramakrishnan tells the story of his journey from physics student to chemistry Nobel laureate
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PodcastGene Machine by Venkatraman ‘Venki’ Ramakrishnan – Book club
2009 Nobel prize winner Venki Ramakrishnan takes us on a personal and professional journey to uncover the secrets of the ribosome
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OpinionGene-editing put in the spotlight
What now after a rogue geneticist has created the first genetically modified humans?
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ReviewNodding Off: The Science of Sleep from Cradle to Grave
Alice Gregory’s book explains the purpose, psychology and physiology of sleep at different stages of life
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ResearchChemists borrow biological instrument to sort polymer beads by shape
Cell sorting machine discriminates between spherical, disc-shaped and ellipsoidal polystyrene particles
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ReviewThe Book of Humans: The Story of How We Became Us
Adam Rutherford sets out to explain what it is that sets us apart from other animals
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ResearchWeird mechanism behind catnip compound’s biosynthesis uncovered
Nepetalactone – the compound cats go crazy for – is made by a two-step procedure that is unlike any other in terpenoid biosynthesis
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ResearchErythropoietin benefits from controlled sugar-coating
Click chemistry allows glycosylation at virtually any synthetic stage