Biology – Page 32
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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
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PodcastVinblastine and vincristine: Vinca alkaloids
Kat Arney unearths a story of an overlooked female researcher in the search for the origins of cancer drugs found in plants
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ResearchStrontium isotope map re-examination casts doubt on bronze age migration theories
New findings could change the way we think about prehistoric peoples
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NewsLeading geneticists call for worldwide moratorium on creation of gene-edited children
Five-year pause would give nations breathing space following the birth of the first genetically-modified children in November
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ResearchCopper mixes with alcohol abuse drug for anticancer action
Chemical model reveals how alcoholism drug disulfiram joins copper to kill cancer cells with oxidation overload
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ResearchCracking enzyme structure offers new way to treat rare heart diseases
Solution was found by combining protein with its chaperone
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BusinessSmartwound dressings spot infection early
Bacterial toxins burst dye-filled vesicles to give a visual warning
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ResearchGenes that make lemons sour revealed
When life gives you lemons, mutate their proton pumps to make them sweeter
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ResearchThe protein crystallisation influencer
Naomi Chayen discusses her career manipulating phase diagrams to produce high-quality protein crystals