All Life articles – Page 24
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FeatureGetting to the root of soil nitrogen
The farming industry’s reliance on nitrogen compounds is altering the environment, but Ian Le Guillou finds a better understanding of the interplay between plants and microbes could help to reduce the impact
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ResearchMolecular pendulum sensors could track and monitor disease
DNA–antibody probes can detect specific proteins inside a live subject
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ResearchPointing the tools of atmospheric chemistry inside
US team monitoring air quality in an on-campus gym detects chemicals in the air that come from cleaning products reacting with sweat
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FeatureFlow chemistry surges forward
The long-discussed technique could help make pharma manufacturing more distributed, finds Andy Extance, and create opportunities for chemists with the right skills
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ResearchContact lenses with gold nanoparticles can help correct colour blindness
Soft lenses can correct red–green colour vision deficiency
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ResearchThriving wine trade in Islamic Sicily revealed by the chemistry of its pottery
A new method for determining if pottery containers held wine or other grape products could help archaeologist chart the use of the ancient drink
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ResearchRedox switches up possibilities for signal transduction in artificial cells
Vitamin C triggers membrane translocation in a synthetic system, which generates an amplified fluorescent response
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NewsGreen light for world’s first Sars-CoV-2 studies that will infect healthy volunteers
UK trials will assess how well Covid-19 treatments work and if vaccines protect against new virus variants
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BusinessCoronavirus variants stymie success of monoclonal antibodies
Lab-made antibodies can treat and protect people from Covid-19 but are more likely to succeed when administered as a cocktail
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ResearchWalking protein’s tiny steps measured with germanium nanospheres
Highest ever resolution measurements suggests answer to kinesin dispute
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ResearchHPLC alternative purifies peptide cocktails in record time
Reductively cleavable brominated peptide linker unlocks contamination-free traceless release from solid support
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ResearchLinking chemistry with surgery to detect cancerous cells in situ
Livia Schiavinato Eberlin explains how her team has developed a hand-held device for surgeons that analyses tissue samples on a mass spectrometer mid-operation
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BusinessBiggest venture yet of any pharma company into cannabis
Jazz Pharmaceuticals buys cannabinoid therapeutic firm for $7.2 billion, inheriting first plant-derived cannabinoid medicine ever approved by FDA
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BusinessCovid vaccination efforts bolstered by trial results from J&J and Novavax
A miserable January ended with positive news on the vaccine front but new variants added complications
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ResearchSegregation strategy for methane conversion enables new chemical reactivity
Model built to quantify effect of compartmentalisation on organometallic reaction
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BusinessHoxton Farms grows animal fat for meat substitutes
Covid-19 pandemic motivated friends to combine their expertise in cell biology and mathematical modelling, and realise company they had being discussing for years
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BusinessDuPont and spinoffs reach $4bn settlement to resolve PFAS liability issues
DuPont, Chemours and Corteva have also reached an $83mn agreement to settle 95 pending personal injury cases in Ohio related to PFAS
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NewsOxford University to open antimicrobial research centre after £100m donation from Ineos
Petrochemical giant highlights dangers of antibiotic resistance
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NewsDecoding the virus – what we know about Sars-CoV-2 a year on
Scientists have never learnt so much about a pathogen in such a short time
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FeatureDNA machines get a move on
Devices made from nucleic acids are starting to find their feet, says Nina Notman