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BusinessCan chemistry thaw the vaccine cold chain?
Covid-19 has highlighted the challenges of storing vaccines at their proper temperature. Angeli Mehta explores how scientists are trying to protect vaccines from heat degradation
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News
Government to review gene-editing regulations for animals and crops in England
Consultation seeks public’s view on genetically-modified organisms produced using tools such as Crispr
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Business
Oxford Biotrans makes its grapefruit compound out of oranges
Using their patented enzymes, Oxford Biotrans’ mission is to create new routes to useful chemicals – starting with their natural-grade food and fragrance products
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Research
Animal tests reveal synthetic decoy protein protects against coronavirus
Protein designed from scratch binds Sars-CoV-2 with high affinity and specificity
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News
Lab-grown meat receives its first regulatory approval in Singapore
Regulators conclude US start-up has proven that its cultured chicken is safe and nutritious
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Research
Snail slime central to sustainable strategy for making wound-healing gold nanoparticles
Nanoparticles made using mucus could be developed into acne treatments
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Research
New titration reagent helps identify the best amylase for the job
Fluorogenic compound plugs gap in industrial enzyme screening toolbox
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News
Fresh calls for EU to review gene-edited crops regulations
Outdated legislation is hampering innovation and sustainability efforts, argue crop scientists
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Research
Nanoparticle can starve aggressive breast cancer cells of vital copper
A new engineered particle depletes copper from mitochondria, killing breast cancer cells in mice
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News
First draft of the human proteome created
High quality data for more than 90% of the proteins in the body will aid medical research
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Research
Peptides self-assemble to support growth of artificial tumours
Cancer cells grown around bioengineered microfibres make an ideal model to test new chemotherapy drugs
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News
First Covid-19 challenge study working with live virus planned for the UK
Pending ethics panel approval, healthy volunteers would be infected with Sars-CoV-2 to help understand disease and test vaccines
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Feature
How Crispr went from niche to Nobel
Katrina Kramer tells the story of how Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna developed the gene editing tool that won them the 2020 Nobel prize in chemistry
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News
Explainer: 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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News
Crispr–Cas9 gene-editing inventors win chemistry Nobel prize
2020 chemistry award goes to Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier
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Opinion
Blood offering
Antibodies in various forms could bridge the Covid-19 treatment gap until a vaccine is available
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Feature
Artificial 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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Feature
Artificial photosynthesis: solar water splitting
The chemistry to mimic ones of nature’s greatest feats still has some hurdles to overcome
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Research
Fruit 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
