Molecular biology – Page 6
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Research
Alzheimer’s linked to infection of the brain by gum disease bacterium
Drug firm is developing treatment to inhibit bacterial enzymes believed to be damaging important protein
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News
Rogue Chinese scientist to be punished for creation of first gene-edited humans
Investigation uncovers forged ethical approval documents
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Opinion
Chiral curiosities
The challenges posed by asymmetry go hand in hand with fascinating insights into developmental biology
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Research
‘Chirality gene’ puts life in a twist
Simple molecular interactions may underpin the asymmetry of biological systems
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News
Nobel laureate and molecular biology pioneer Aaron Klug dies
Electron microscopy innovator who worked in Rosalind Franklin’s group has died aged 92
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Research
Mass spec goes massive weighing huge virus particles
Nanomechanical system can weigh protein complexes and viruses more than 100MDa in mass
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Research
Turing patterns explain shark scale development
The tooth-like scales on a shark’s skin show signs of reaction-diffusion molecular patterns, like human hair and chicken feathers
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Research
Enzyme ancestors resurrected to boost thermal stability
Scientists constructing enzyme library make serendipitous discovery
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Research
Sound-sensing protein finally found after 35-year hunt
Quest to find the protein responsible for our ability to hear finally appears to be over
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Review
The Beautiful Cure: Harnessing your body's natural defences
The human body’s response to disease is fiendishly complex but endlessly fascinating
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Research
Artificial blood reaches the feline frontier
Space crystals of serum proteins help scientists make a red blood cell substitute for cats
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Review
Exhibition: Deconstructing patterns
This year’s exhibition at the Francis Crick Insitute mixes art and science
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Research
Insights into nucleobase repair on Archean Earth
Self-repair mechanism may be part of nucleic acids’ evolutionary advantage
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Research
Bacteria churn out a million potential protein drugs
Modified bacteria produce enormous library of macrocycles, one of which inhibits a HIV protein
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Research
Nucleus infiltrated by peptide gene switch
Synthetic peptides used to control cellular processes
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Research
DNA origami makes it big
Researchers build complex DNA structures that are larger than ever before
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Podcast
A Crack in Creation by Jennifer Doudna – Book club
The development of Crispr, and the ethical questions raised by new genome editing techniques