Biology – Page 67
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News
NIH wants scientists to consider sex in research
Preclinical and clinical research is overreliant on male test subjects which can cloud future work in humans
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FeatureThe molecules that make memory
The chemistry of making – and losing – memories is increasingly well understood, as Rachel Brazil discovers
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ResearchFirst interstellar sighting of a branched alkyl molecule
Discovery shows that stellar nurseries could hold amino acids too that might have been the spark for life on Earth
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ResearchBreakup reaction hints at handedness of nature
Dissociation of 3-bromocamphor provides clues on why nature favours one mirror image of a molecule over another
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FeatureFaster, cheaper, better diagnostics
Microfluidics researchers are aiming to bring new diagnostic devices into mainstream medicine. Mark Peplow reports
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NewsUS genomics lead being lost to China
NIH senior leaders are sounding the alarm bells, saying the US’s pre-eminence in genomics research is under threat
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ResearchComputer simulations point to formamide as prebiotic intermediate in ‘Miller’ mixtures
Electric field may have provided more than just energy for primordial chemistry
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OpinionDoes life play dice?
Philip Ball wonders whether life evolved to exploit quantum phenomena, or if it’s just in our nature
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ResearchNo-frills coats set a trend for designer viruses
An artificial protein that self-assembles around and protects DNA could be ideal for gene therapy, nanomachines and synthetic biology
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ResearchYeast turned into morphine and opioid biofactories
Scientists hope that biotech route could protect the drug supply chain from harvest failures and problems with illicit use
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Business
Illumina targets cancer diagnostics
Sequencing will improve tests and speed up clinical trials processes for big pharma partners
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PodcastAntifreeze glycoproteins
Why don’t fish freeze in sub-zero seas? Helen Scales introduces the compounds that protect them - antifreeze glycoproteins
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PodcastChemistry World podcast - August 2014
This month, how artificial comets may explain the origins of asymmetry in life. Plus, we speak to Martyn Poliakoff
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ResearchFaulty enzyme link offers new ways to fight Parkinson’s
Research links Parkinson’s disease to an enzyme that affects the functioning of mitochondria
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ResearchTuring patterns show their hand in finger formation
After 62 years, scientists clinch the identification of molecules that confirm codebreaker’s ideas in a different ‘digital’ area
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ResearchUnderwater self-healing polymer mimics mussels
Temporary hydrogen bonding network stitches damage as the material fuses together
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ResearchRecycled fish bones offer five star sun protection
Slip-slap-slop with biocompatible material derived from waste cod bones