Biology – Page 30
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ResearchNeonicotinoid exposure could be harming mammals
Deer study suggests the toxic effects of these pesticides may not be limited to insects
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OpinionHow Danish children discovered 10 new species of bacteria
A simple citizen science project that could lead to real-world change
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ResearchRadical route produces non-natural polymers inside cells
Strategy could enable scientists to manipulate, track and control cellular behaviour by generating macromolecules within cells
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ResearchTranscription controlled by non-natural DNA modifications
Proof-of-concept for artificial chemical epigenetics
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BusinessBuilding a biological biocide
Aqualution Systems produces stable hypochlorous acid, a natural biocide up to 300 times more effective than bleach
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ResearchSynthetic enzyme wipes out tough bacterial biofilms
After success in mice strategy could be an alternative to antibiotics to treat wounds
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PodcastThe Truth About Fat by Anthony Warner – Book club
‘Angry chef’ Anthony Warner wants you to understand why people really get fat and how society tricks us into blaming each other
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NewsLettuce could be used to grow drugs on Mars
Infecting plants with a bacterium that can genetically modify plants could be an answer to producing drugs on other planets
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ResearchDroplet screening set to accelerate immunotherapies into the clinic
Single-cell technique eliminates inefficiencies when identifying immune cells active against specific cancers
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NewsIupac names 10 chemistry innovations that will change the world
Nanopesticides, MOFs and 3D bioprinting among potential breakthrough technologies for a sustainable future
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PodcastTocopherols
Mike Freemantle discovers sea buckthorn fruits also called 'beauty berries' because of their high concentration of tocopherols and tocotrienols, collectively known as vitamin E
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ResearchHarnessing plants and microbes to tackle environmental pollution
Eucharia Nwaichi is using biochemistry to clean up one of the most polluted places on Earth
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ReviewBorrowed Time: The Science of How and Why We Age
The field of aging research is still in its infancy
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PodcastTrichloroanisole: Cork taint
If you've ever been unlucky enough to experience 'corked' wine, then 2,4,6-trichloroanisole, or TCA was likely the chemical culprit
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CareersAre chemical engineering and biochemistry their own disciplines?
Exploring the edges of the chemical science family
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ResearchLeap forward for molecular computing as DNA executes six-bit algorithms
Computer made from DNA strands can recognise palindromes, copy and sort data, and perform random walks
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ResearchNew family of peptides from extremophile show antibiotic promise
Scientists isolate salinipeptins from a bacterium living in America’s Dead Sea
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FeatureCatalysts with a gentle touch
Enzymes and metal–organic frameworks share some common features and are being investigated for industrial use. Clare Sansom reports
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ResearchHole-punching antifungal used as molecular prosthesis for cystic fibrosis
Drug creates artificial ion channels that could replace broken version in cystic fibrosis patients’ lung cells