All Life articles – Page 32
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OpinionAlice Ball’s treatment for leprosy
Nina Notman tells the overlooked story of historic African-American chemist Alice Ball who developed the first partially-effective treatment for leprosy
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NewsEfforts to combat Covid-19 in India hit by imported reagent shortages
Low testing rates and supply problems have led to a search for alternatives
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ResearchPhotosynthesis rewired to generate hydrogen
Gene transplant repositions algal hydrogenase so that it directly captures electrons from photosystem I
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ResearchArtificial chloroplasts turn CO2 into multicarbon molecules, powered only by light
Microfluidic platform opens up non-natural metabolic pathways
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ResearchSix-month validation behind polymer that prevents biofilm growth
Zwitterionic surface could cut infections by repelling bacteria
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OpinionHopes and fears for remdesivir
Available resources for testing coronavirus treatments need to be used wisely
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OpinionDoes the drug work, or not?
Coronavirus trials reveal the murky reality of disentangling compounds’ effects on human biology
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ResearchSugar shack test set to flip procedure for maple syrup quality control
Plasmonic tongue sensor checks maple syrup flavour in minutes
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ResearchYeast thriving in hydrogen hints at possibility of life on exoplanets
First demonstration of non-adapted microorganisms growing in 100% H2 shows that life could exist even under seemingly hostile conditions
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BusinessMicropore Technologies’ model membranes make exact emulsions
Solving scalability issues to control particle size without high-shear mixing
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ResearchIntroducing chirality to give organic electronics a twist
Medicinal molecules and electronic materials aren’t often found in the same research group. Meet Matthew Fuchter, who’s excelling at both
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ResearchTrapped enzyme reveals its unexpected shape-shifting ability
Metamorphic protein confined in nanopore found to switch between different 3D shapes as it catalyses a redox reaction
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OpinionInside Flint’s water crisis
Evidence of lead contamination was dismissed as resulting from a laboratory refurbishment
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NewsExplainer: how do disinfectants tackle Covid-19?
What we know about the biocides that attack the virus, and how you should use them
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BusinessPostEra points its synthesis algorithm at coronavirus
Mapping out drug discovery routes with artificial intelligence
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NewsScience steps up a gear as struggle to both understand and fight coronavirus intensifies
Research that might have taken years is being turned around in months as journals fast-track Covid-19 manuscripts
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ResearchMOF delivers cancer drug candidate straight to mitochondria
New ‘Trojan horse’ strategy could reduce drug doses needed to kill cancer cells
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ResearchEnzymes encapsulated in a golden cage perform in extreme conditions
No room for the proteins to denature but reactants can still get through