Biology – Page 47
-
BusinessBroad Institute backs central Crispr patent licensing platform
Key players submit 22 patents to pool, and urge other holders to create a one-stop shop for licensing deals
-
Research‘New era’ of designer proteins for medicines and materials
Platform computed thousands of stable designs for short proteins, up from two previous designs
-
FeatureThe proteins of touch
Our sense of touch and balance is deeply ingrained in our experiences, but what are the chemical processes that make it work? Rachel Brazil investigates
-
ResearchLiving bacteria write pictures and movies to DNA
Crispr–Cas9 tool used to store information in the genome of living E. coli
-
ResearchSynthetic ‘enzyme’ matches natural counterparts for catalytic power
Nanoparticle, nucleic acid and peptide trio mimics peroxidase enzymes
-
ResearchAnswer to Greenland algae's blooming health discovered
Annual algal bloom phenomenon solved
-
-
ResearchPlants surprise by expending energy kicking up a stink
Discovery that flowers don’t just passively release their volatile, smelly compounds overturns conventional wisdom
-
ResearchClaim that seabirds mistake plastic rubbish for food ‘oversimplified’
Study on foraging seabirds and the ‘chemical lure’ of ocean plastic waste was based on questionable data
-
ResearchOcean chemistry was responsible for 2015 Monterey Bay disaster
Unusual balance of nutrients allowed algae to build up high concentrations of neurotoxin
-
OpinionAnalysis in the palm of your hand
Wearable chemical sensors could revolutionise lab safety, telemedicine and health monitoring
-
ResearchNew ingredients for edible electronics
Kitchen cupboard staples used in sensors for detecting digestive disorders
-
ResearchDNA helix has chiral water ‘spine’
Spectroscopy reveals how water molecules form a chiral superstructure in DNA’s minor groove
-
OpinionUnpicking a clinical trial death
A new study shows up off-target effects of a drug that proved deadly, and highlights the pitfalls of drug discovery
-
ResearchCoral skeletons hold history of volcanic eruptions
Noble gas isotope ratios offer means to track when past underwater eruptions occurred
-
-
ResearchModified antibiotic beats superbug resistance
Adding functional groups to vancomycin gives it extra modes of attack against resistant bacteria
-
PodcastFibrin and fibrinogen
From scabby knees to life-threatening strokes, this important protein is the fundamental link in the complex molecular chain that forms blood clots
-
ResearchSweat pore mimic unblocks perspiration theory
Microfluidic device shows that antiperspirants control sweating by forming pore-plugging aggregates with perspiration proteins
-
ReviewYour brain is a time machine: the neuroscience and physics of time
A book for people with more than a passing interest in time