Biology – Page 57
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ResearchMolecular machinery behind circadian clock's ticking revealed
Slow motion chemistry keeps clock running on 24 hour cycle
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ResearchGlass transition in ant traffic jams
Soft matter techniques reveal glassy dynamics in confined fire ant traffic
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ResearchFruity alternative to toxic insecticides
Compound used as food additive found to repel damaging fruit fly pest
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Research'Smart patch' set to deliver for diabetes patients
Stick-on patch with glucose responsive microneedles releases insulin automatically whenever it is needed
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PodcastCortisol & Hydrocortisone
Brian Clegg investigates a compound that calms inflamed joints and excites the stressed brain: Cortisol
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ResearchDrawing order from disorder to unravel Ebola’s lethality
Intrinsically disordered proteins may be vital in determining the deadliness of Ebola strains
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ResearchInjectable electronics unfold to monitor brain activity
Electronics a million times more flexible than the best currently available could transform patient monitoring
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FeaturePharma goes hi-tech
Technology and telecommunications have the potential to revolutionise healthcare, as Anthony King reports
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ResearchMolecular pump points way to non-equilibrium chemistry
Chemical system mimics nature’s trick of accumulating molecules against a concentration gradient
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NewsOpiate-producing yeast raises spectre of 'home-brewed heroin'
Warnings that completion of final steps in opiate biosynthesis could be a double-edged sword
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ResearchJellyfish skin perfect mould to cast complex nanoparticles
Hierarchical silver hybrid particles are cheap to make and have good catalytic activity
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ResearchTerpene analogues bear safer pesticides
Synthetic biology route to new versions of natural products, with surprising biological activities
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ResearchCarnivorous plant adhesive helps cells stick
Chemical analysis of the glue sundews use to catch insects suggests potential for tissue engineering
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ResearchZombie cells may rise up to kill infections
Bacteria killed by silver may act as vessels for the metal to kill other pathogens
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ResearchAncient RNA enzymes formed from freeze-thaw cycles
Temperature cycles help small pieces of RNA assemble into complex ribozymes
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ResearchBees 'prefer' neonicotinoid-laced nectar
Studies debunk the notion that wild bees avoid feeding from pesticide-treated plants
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ResearchChemicals formed on meteorites may have started life on Earth
Simple chemical turned into DNA bases and other precursors to life on simulated meteorite surface