Biology – Page 69
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FeatureWhat does DNA do?
The more we learn about DNA, the less we seem to know, as Philip Ball discovers
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NewsSanofi launches malaria drug production
French pharma firm set to supply a third of the world’s artemisinin next year with photochemical process
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FeatureDeadly mushroom chemistry
Can you tell the difference between a tasty paddy straw mushroom and a toxic death cap? Emma Shiells talks to the experts about the potentially deadly chemistry hidden in those gills
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NewsPharmaSea to scour ocean depths for new drugs
Bioprospecting project will investigate marine organisms in the search for new antibiotics and central nervous system therapies
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NewsBacteria clean-up after Gulf of Mexico disaster
Microbial communities helped to sink Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and might one day be an alternative to toxic dispersants
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FeaturePhenome Centre goes for gold
Andy Extance finds out how British researchers are turning Olympic anti-doping facilities into a world-leading facility to understand the links between metabolism, chemicals and health
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Opinion
A (chemical) potential theory of life's origin
Philip Ball says we should look beyond the molecules that make us to find the spark of life
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News
Golden rice trial breached ethical guidelines
Three Chinese researchers sacked after failing to tell participants parents that rice was genetically modified
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Business
Baxter to pay $4bn for dialysis firm
Gambro makes products for hemodialysis and continuous renal replacement therapy
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ResearchLego-like DNA bricks are child’s play
Scientists make 32 nucleotide bricks that can snap together to build huge numbers of three-dimensional shapes
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OpinionMake or break: the laws of motion
Molecular machinery involves a delicate interplay of forces, but biology has found the balance, says Philip Ball
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NewsAnalytical test for shellfish poisoning saves 14,000 mice
Liquid chromatography technique could save a million animal tests a year if rolled out globally
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FeatureA signal honour
The 2012 Nobel prize in chemistry was awarded to Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka for studies of G-protein-coupled receptors. Phillip Broadwith looks at the molecular machinery underpinning cell signalling
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Business
Carbon dioxide to chemical partnership
Petronas to partner with gas fermentation specialist LanzaTech