Biology – Page 61
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NewsUS genomics lead being lost to China
NIH senior leaders are sounding the alarm bells, saying the US’s pre-eminence in genomics research is under threat
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ResearchComputer simulations point to formamide as prebiotic intermediate in ‘Miller’ mixtures
Electric field may have provided more than just energy for primordial chemistry
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OpinionDoes life play dice?
Philip Ball wonders whether life evolved to exploit quantum phenomena, or if it’s just in our nature
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ResearchNo-frills coats set a trend for designer viruses
An artificial protein that self-assembles around and protects DNA could be ideal for gene therapy, nanomachines and synthetic biology
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ResearchYeast turned into morphine and opioid biofactories
Scientists hope that biotech route could protect the drug supply chain from harvest failures and problems with illicit use
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Business
Illumina targets cancer diagnostics
Sequencing will improve tests and speed up clinical trials processes for big pharma partners
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PodcastAntifreeze glycoproteins
Why don’t fish freeze in sub-zero seas? Helen Scales introduces the compounds that protect them - antifreeze glycoproteins
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ResearchFaulty enzyme link offers new ways to fight Parkinson’s
Research links Parkinson’s disease to an enzyme that affects the functioning of mitochondria
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PodcastChemistry World podcast - August 2014
This month, how artificial comets may explain the origins of asymmetry in life. Plus, we speak to Martyn Poliakoff
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ResearchTuring patterns show their hand in finger formation
After 62 years, scientists clinch the identification of molecules that confirm codebreaker’s ideas in a different ‘digital’ area
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ResearchUnderwater self-healing polymer mimics mussels
Temporary hydrogen bonding network stitches damage as the material fuses together
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ResearchRecycled fish bones offer five star sun protection
Slip-slap-slop with biocompatible material derived from waste cod bones
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ResearchOrgan–organ interactions could compound nanoparticle damage
Dual-organ simulation uncovers possible toxicity mechanisms that result in liver injury
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ResearchMiller’s forgotten experiments point to primitive protein genesis
50-year-old test tubes hold clues to formation of peptide bonds – and life – on early Earth
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PodcastChemistry World podcast - July 2014
We speak to artist Briony Marshall and art detective Warren Warren about the more artistic sides of chemistry
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ResearchSmell of malaria attracts mosquitoes
The malaria parasite changes the odour of infected mice, making them smell tastier to mosquitoes