All articles by Bradley van Paridon
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ResearchE. coli engineered to become methanol addict to make industry feedstocks
Bacterium could head off food versus fuel dilemma by producing chemicals from agricultural waste
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ResearchUnravelling enzyme pathway of Taxol precursor brings synthetic production of cancer medicine closer
Expression of nine genes in tobacco plants led to formation of complex precursor of drug
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ResearchInvasive zebra mussels’ unique sticky threads unraveled
New understanding of byssal threads finds similarities with spider silk making them unlike any other mussels’
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ResearchSustainable glue made from soy oil and tannin outperforms best commercial adhesives
Mussel inspired plant-based adhesive still requires optimisation but shows promise
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ResearchLife’s energy currency ATP made using electricity from the grid for the first time
Simplified system uses just four enzymes with socket-supplied electrons replacing biochemical energy
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NewsExplainer: what is green chemistry and why does it matter?
25 years after the field’s 12 principles were first laid down, green chemistry has moved into the mainstream
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News‘Will we have the will to invest, the will to change?’: green chemistry 25 years on
Father of green chemistry says we’ve shown we can change, but can we transform the chemical sciences?
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ResearchOyster mushroom unleashes chemical warfare on its nematode prey
Fungus discovered to be using 3-octanone to paralyse and kill worms
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CareersDocumenting hazards in the lab for pregnant chemists
After failing to find the safety information they needed, two pregnant chemists began a project to review hazards in labs
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ResearchCoca plants’ production pathway for cocaine finally unravelled
167-year-old biosynthetic mystery may be solved
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ResearchTeixobactin’s two pronged antibiotic attack mechanism revealed
Understanding of formation of deadly supramolecular structures could help build improved antimicrobials
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ResearchMOF nurtures stem cells to differentiate into neuronal cells
Challenging task of coaxing stem-cells to differentiate could become easier thanks to metal-organic frameworks
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ResearchBiochemical 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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NewsChemistry at work in e-liquids is still poorly understood, worrying researchers
New compounds with potentially harmful effects on the lungs can form from the mixture of flavours and solvents – even at room temperature
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ResearchProteins pinpointed in cells at nanometre resolution
Combining fluorescence microscopy and electron tomography will reveal more about how cells work and how diseases disrupt them
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ResearchNanoparticle antivirals offer new way to fight coronaviruses but therapy is still in its infancy
Antiviral platform can be tailored to a wide range of viruses by chemical modification
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Research‘Living bricks’ that can reproduce could cut construction’s carbon footprint
Bacterial biomineralisation harnessed to create building material from sand
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ResearchBacterium forced to evolve to consume carbon dioxide to make biomass
Tweaked Escherichia coli could help deal with humanity’s carbon dioxide problem
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ResearchElusive protein and key to many tropical diseases found after decades of searching
Discovery offers powerful new target to treat trypanosome parasite illnesses that affect millions
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ResearchSeashell-inspired glass is three times more shatter-resistant than ordinary glass
Glass mimics the structure of mother-of-pearl