Biology – Page 43
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OpinionSnapshots of life’s dancers
We need to stop viewing proteins as static and embrace their dynamism
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FeatureFrom venoms to medicine
Venoms are a treasure trove of peptides that may provide a bounty of novel painkillers
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ResearchCan you feel the chemistry?
Humans can discriminate between different surface chemistries using their fingers
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ResearchDNA origami makes it big
Researchers build complex DNA structures that are larger than ever before
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FeatureBeer: Music to your taste buds
Andy Extance goes on tour in the UK and Belgium and compares the science behind the different processes used by craft and mass brewers
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ResearchBacteria build non-natural proteins using non-natural DNA
Semi-synthetic organism shows there is nothing unique about the chemistry of life as we know it
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ResearchScrutiny of SmartFlares raises questions over RNA probes
Merck Millipore technology for detecting specific RNAs may not live up to claims
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ReviewThe genome factor: what the social genomics revolution reveals about ourselves, our history and the future
Exploring the use of genetics in social policy
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PodcastPolybutene
Kit Chapman discovers the compound that blighted Nixon’s second presidential inauguration by littering the route with dead pigeons
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ResearchError-free next-generation DNA sequencing pioneered
Algorithmic fix allows ultra-accurate sequencing of rare cancers and genetic conditions
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BusinessLilly and CureVac to collaborate on mRNA cancer vaccines
Deal could see CureVac net up to $1.8 billion in upfront and milestone payments
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PodcastAflatoxins
Kat Arney investigates the cancer-causing chemicals that could be lurking in that bag of peanuts
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ResearchPeptide vehicle drives Crispr delivery of Cas9 into cells
Gene editing enzyme ferried via endocytic pathway
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ResearchCrispr gene editor can now alter RNA as well as DNA
Gene editing technique is developing apace with two new technologies unveiled
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OpinionRise of the biologics
Antibodies, RNA and gene therapy don’t necessarily compete with small molecule drugs – and they all rely on chemistry
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