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FeatureHow a virus ancestor powers our memory’s chemistry
Andy Extance tells the astonishing story of the Arc protein and its capsid forms, and the questions it poses
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Business
Brewing up plant-inspired medicines
Antheia reconstructs complex biochemical pathways in yeasts to speed up production of natural product-based drugs
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Tusk isotopes reveal a mammoth’s life
17,000 years after its death, scientists use strontium analysis to trace animal’s movements throughout its 28-year life
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Mirror image enzyme constructs longest ever mirror DNA strand
Since chirally inverted DNA is more stable than its natural counterpart, it can be used to encode secret messages
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There was more than simple oxygen depletion to ancient mass extinction event
Thallium isotopes reveal that rapid swings in ocean oxygenation preceded the events that wiped out 90% of species 250 million years ago
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Enigmatic DNA dubbed ‘Borgs’ discovered in methane-metabolising microbes
The large nucleic acid structures may help bacteria play a role in regulating global methane
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Snake extract used to speed up haemostasis in new bioadhesive
Hydrogel-based bioadhesive could be suitable for arterial injuries
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Individual cell’s energy metabolism caught on camera for the first time
Combining machine learning with fluorescence imaging provides new insight in glycolysis and might help with development of new therapies for cancer
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Opinion
Opening up a cellular black box
Working out how biomolecular condensates work may reveal a lot about the success or failure of different drugs
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Quantum chemical reaction behind birds’ internal compass
Can migratory robins ‘see’ Earth’s magnetic field at night?
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Sortase A strategy could see ribosomal products reach further across chemical space
Compound libraries set to benefit from process that harnesses promiscuity of post-translation enzymes
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Blocking bacteria’s self-poisoning mechanism weakens their antibiotic resistance
Stopping bacteria from producing hydrogen sulfide in response to drugs could help overcome antimicrobial resistance
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Opinion
Furin fundamentals
There’s no direct evidence for the lab leak hypothesis – and the biochemistry of the virus might not tell us much about it
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Biochemical mystery unfolds as elemental metals found in Alzheimer’s patients’ brains
In a discovery that raises more question than it answers, researchers have found zero-oxidation-state iron and copper deposits inside amyloid plaques
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New class of biomolecule baffles scientists
GlycoRNAs found across several cell types and organisms
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Chloroplasts enhanced with artificial dyes adsorb more solar energy
AIEgen-modified chloroplasts can adsorb ultraviolet radiation and increase the efficiency of photosynthesis
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Opinion
Free radicals for post-translational modification
A technique for forming new carbon–carbon bonds at specific sites in proteins
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Pollen-mimicking antidote saves bees after pesticide exposure
Calcium carbonate microparticles deliver detoxifying enzyme to bees’ guts
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Peptide ligation strategy unlocks diverse range of structural motifs
Approach expected to influence design of protein–protein interaction inhibitors
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Case closed on decades old mystery of American bald eagle deaths
Invasive plant and cyanobacterium join up to form a deadly duo that have been killing US wildlife
