Biology – Page 29
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ReviewIncredible Journeys: Exploring the Wonders of Animal Navigation
David Barrie introduces amazing animal navigators, from bacteria and butterflies to pigeons and crocodiles
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PodcastAmygdalin & Laetrile
Patrick Hughes delves into the molecule at the centre of a decades-old cancer treatment conspiracy theory
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ResearchWood microfluidics carve out a niche
Teflon-coated wood devices perform as well as plastic equivalents but face some challenges before they can realise their clinical and sustainable potential
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NewsData manipulation casts shadows on Novartis gene therapy
Manufacturing problems with other new medicines highlight difficulty of developing advanced treatments
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ReviewThe Science of Fate: Why Your Future is More Predictable Than You Think
Hannah Critchlow’s book is a voyage into the depths of the human mind
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ResearchEngineered cyanobacteria turn carbon dioxide into petrol substitute
Strategy transforms wild photosynthetic organism into a system that could reduce humanity’s reliance on fossil fuels
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OpinionHas x-ray had its day?
Will the giant of structure determination be toppled by blasts from electron beams?
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ResearchTurbo-charged Crispr gene-editor can make 25 alterations in one go
Theoretically thousands of changes could be made at once using new technique
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ResearchShark skin study illuminates new fluorescent molecules
New family of glowing metabolites help sea bottom dwelling sharks recognise each other
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ResearchWhy does all life use the same 20 amino acids?
Chemical properties offer an answer to why nature limits itself to so few protein building blocks
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OpinionBringing video games into the protein fold
Citizen scientists use a computer game to design brand new proteins
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ResearchSulfonated polymer kills drug-resistant microbes in minutes
New application for an existing material
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BusinessHexagonFab cracks nanomanufacturing for pocket diagnostics
HexagonFab’s founders say their graphene-based sensors are set to become the lab tests that don’t need a physical lab
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ResearchBubbly beginnings for life's first molecules
Gas bubble simulations support the idea that life began in hydrothermal vents
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ResearchSemi-synthetic bacteria make designer proteins
E. coli with synthetic DNA bases produce unnatural proteins that could be used as drugs
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ResearchCrispr treatment reverses muscular dystrophy in mice
Upregulated gene triggers laminin-α1 protein production, reviving paralysed limbs
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ResearchBacterial lasso gets to the heart of stem cell retention problem
A sticky bacterial protein on the surface of stem cells increases homing and retention on damaged heart tissue
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ResearchMicrodroplets’ chemical wizardry could have given life a helping hand
Droplet reduction may shed light on puzzles of the prebiotic era and offer a new way to do green chemistry
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ResearchResurrected enzyme aces cellulose catalysis
Protein that survived extreme conditions on early Earth could be a boon for biofuel industry