All Biology articles – Page 8
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FeatureEngineering a handshake for proteins
Once considered undruggable, chemists are beginning to grasp protein–protein interactions, according to Ian Le Guillou
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ResearchFast-acting insecticide polymorph could boost malaria-control efforts
Recrystallised deltamethrin accelerates uptake in mosquitoes
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PodcastBedaquiline
The first TB drug approved in 40 years gave hope to sufferers of drug resistant tuberculosis and ushered in a new class of antibiotics
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NewsExplainer: What is Crispr and why did it win the Nobel prize?
The science behind the prize-winning gene editing tool that could change our lives
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NewsCrispr–Cas9 gene-editing inventors win chemistry Nobel prize
2020 chemistry award goes to Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier
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NewsMedicine Nobel prize goes to discoverers of hepatitis C virus
Harvey Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles Rice share prize for uncovering the disease-causing agent affecting more than 71 million people
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ResearchBreast milk analysis detects both legacy and emerging fluorinated compounds
Previous focus on legacy substances may have severely underestimated overall exposure of breastfed infants to PFASs
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FeatureUnnatural selection in chemical systems
Great strides have been made in the lab with chemical systems that ape life’s behaviour
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FeatureArtificial enzymes: catalysis by design
Enzymes are nature’s ultimate catalysts and chemists are now on the verge of making their own versions from scratch
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ResearchFruit flies’ protective corneal coatings reproduced
Anti-reflective and anti-adhesive nano-coating that covers the eyes of insects could find uses in medical implants and contact lenses
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FeatureHuman chemical communication
Nina Notman sniffs out the evidence for human pheromones and chemical cues
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ResearchTouchpad technology offers precise droplet control for microfluidics
User interface is step towards a smart and sustainable cell-free biology reaction platform
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ResearchSimple lipid networks combine self-assembly, replication, competition and inhibition
Artificial cells have previously lacked the complexity that is distinct to natural life but scientists are edging closer
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ResearchViewpoint shift designs drug binding proteins from scratch
New method focuses on the groups touching amino acid side chains
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ResearchAntiaromaticity relief mechanism linked to DNA photostability
Textbook organic chemistry concepts bring new understanding to protective biological mechanisms
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ResearchMicroscopy reveals mantis shrimp’s shock-absorbing secrets
Impact-resistant layer is a combination of stiff inorganic and soft organic material
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ResearchTwists of orange odorant reveal smell secrets
Modifying octanal produces hard-to-get information about olfactory receptors
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ResearchTranslating snail venom research from beach to bench and beyond
Meet Mandë Holford, an interdisciplinary scientist following tangents that arise when exploring the molecular-level workings of venom peptides
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ResearchRare trehalulose sugar found in stingless bee’s honey
Stingless bee honey could be beneficial for diabetes patients as our body digests trehalulose more slowly than sucrose
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