All Life articles – Page 110
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ResearchDual warhead kills and disarms bacteria
Compound damages bacterial membrane and disables resistance mechanism in a two-pronged attack
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OpinionWe need to talk about Nagoya
Darren Smyth explains why the Nagoya Protocol could become a problem for European research
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OpinionIs junk DNA all garbage?
A brouhaha in biology shows that uncovering what we don’t know is more important than arguments about what we do, says Philip Ball
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ResearchImmunocamouflage lets donor blood cells go undetected
A bio-inspired approach to creating universal red blood cells
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Research'Heavy' mouse helps out tissue engineers
Mouse fed an isotope-enriched diet lets researchers spot difference between natural and lab-grown tissues
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ResearchThree glowing mice
People’s exposure to nanoparticles could be tested for with skin biopsies
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OpinionIt's life, but not as we know it
A living cell that uses artificial bases in its DNA heralds a profound development for chemistry, says Mark Peplow
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ResearchHair elements distinguish ethnicity and gender
Paint analysis technique adapted to help find criminals
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ResearchFingertip sweat pore maps to catch criminals
Unique pore patterns captured by water responsive polymer identifies fingerprints that are impossible to scrutinise using conventional technologies
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ResearchElemental discoveries at the cellular level
The concentrations of vital chemical elements in cancer cells has been mapped using a dual technique
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FeatureA fat lot of good
Lipids have been the the poor relations of DNA and proteins for some time, but Philip Ball discovers that they are ready to take centre stage
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NewsSynthetic biology vision for Europe unveiled
Chemistry will contribute to nascent field with applications across medicine, chemicals and agriculture
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FeatureTargeting breast cancer
Tamoxifen has been treating breast cancer for 40 years, but few would have predicted how much this drug would contribute to saving lives, writes John Mann
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NewsConvicted chemist was ‘sole bad actor’ at US drug lab
Report concludes Annie Dookhan was only bad apple at lab but 40,000 drug cases may need revisiting
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FeatureOn stranger nucleotides
Chemists have been making artificial DNA base pairs for 20 years. Josh Howgego investigates
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NewsGM maize poised for approval in Europe
European commission is also examining the feasibility of allowing nationwide bans on engineered crops