Biology – Page 59
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ResearchGM bacteria convert solar energy to liquid fuels
Single-vessel system uses the products of water-splitting to make fuel alcohols
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ResearchEnzyme uses internal network for cyclisation
Researchers have pinpointed individual amino acid residues involved in the production of cyclic terpenes by a plant enzyme
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Research‘Early RNA’ reactions characterised
Enzyme-free linking of nucleotides suggests possible route for the synthesis of ancient RNA
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ResearchExploiting the chirality of DNA
DNA covalently bound to cellulose offers new perspectives in asymmetric catalysis
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ResearchPhotosynthesis takes the high road
Study aims for definitive answer to oxidation state questions in biological water splitting
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UK announces £40m fund for synthetic biology
The government has committed £40 million to set up new research centres and fund the development of synthetic DNA
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Myriad calls a ceasefire in court battle over cancer gene tests
US biotech firm settles patent lawsuits involving BRCA gene tests, agrees to dismiss claims against several labs
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ResearchThin film approach to biocatalysis
Researchers say consider enzymes from the start to broaden industrial applications of nature’s catalysts
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ResearchLive insects pictured with electron microscope
A protective ‘nano-suit’ made from a common detergent protects specimens in a vacuum
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Tiny volcanic cracks ‘incubated’ ancient DNA
Rock pores may provide answer to mystery of how longer and longer DNA strands arose on the ancient Earth
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FeatureDNA gets with the program
Molecular computing systems could improve disease diagnosis – and even hack living cells, finds Andy Extance
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ResearchChitosan bioelectrode sustains metabolic power to medical implants
Shrimp shell and fruit extracts improve lifespan of glucose biofuel cells
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ResearchPheromone trap will not let the bed bugs bite
Bed bugs are attracted to chemicals in their own faeces, which could make infestations easier to spot
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ResearchProtein mutant libraries to probe diseases' genetic link quickly and cheaply
More than 90% of the potential individual amino acid mutations possible introduced into cancer-linked protein
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Myriad loses appeal on cancer gene test patents
US appeals court rules that biotechnology company cannot block competitor’s breast cancer tests
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ResearchMystery of why ‘structural red’ colours are not found in nature is solved
Discovery may help scientists to produce e-readers with colour screens
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Chemical camouflage helps fish hide from predators
First time a vertebrate has been seen to evade predators by smelling like its habitat
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ResearchAsteroid bombardment of early Earth may have created building blocks of life
Simulated asteroid impacts turn simple chemical into DNA bases
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ResearchDNA survives extreme heat of rocket re-entry
Discovery might spell trouble for extraterrestrial life hunters faced with terrestrial contamination problems