Space organics

The surprising organic chemistry in interstellar space

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Even in the bleak wastelands of interstellar space complex organic molecules seem to find a way to form. Anna Demming finds out how

Brain-gut

How microbes influence our brain health

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Our gut microbiome has been linked to conditions such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. Anthony King reports on the connections

Cell reprogramming

Small molecules that switch up cell development could transform medicine

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Turning mature somatic cells back into flexible stem cells using small molecules could revolutionise medicine, especially for regeneration and cancer. Philip Ball reports

Z- and B-DNA

More than a mirror-image: left-handed nucleic acids

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Now a biological reality, researchers are starting to figure out the many roles of left-handed nucleic acids such as Z-DNA – from immunity to controlling our genetics. Rachel Brazil reports 

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  • The chemistry of love

  • An alternative approach to baking

  • The quantum dot story

  • Using DNA evidence to picture suspects

  • The drug developers fighting the antibiotic resistance problem

  • The liquid metals giving catalysis a new phase

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