Biology – Page 66
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Opinion
Biotech's bravura performer
Bibiana Campos Seijo talks to scientist, philanthropist and serial entrepreneur Chris Evans
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Feature
Life, but not as we know it
Biology has been pretty successful at creating life, but now chemistry wants a crack at it
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Research
Mystery of green bacon solved
Scientists have used x-ray diffraction to determine the structure of the nitrite burn on bacon
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Research
Seeds of life incubated in proto-planetary nurseries
Organic molecules that were the potential precursors of life on Earth could have been synthesised in a part of the cosmic environment hitherto considered to be chemically inert
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Podcast
Folic acid
Concerns about folic acid deficiencies, especially in pregnant women, have led to fortification of some grains, flours and bread, but this varies from country to country
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News
Graphene slips deeper into lungs than predicted
Researchers discover that once graphene enters the lungs the immune system has trouble getting rid of it
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Podcast
Green fluorescent protein
Attracting our attention with its fluorescent glow, here's Josh Howgego with GFP
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Feature
DNA motors on
With the relentless rise of DNA nanotechnology's popularity, Emma Davies explores the role chemistry has played in its success
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Podcast
Methamphetamine
A mood enhancing molecule, Simon Cotton investigates the chemistry of Methamphetamine
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Podcast
Nitroglycerine
Peter Wothers investigates a medicinal compound with a very explosive beginning
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Podcast
Nitrous oxide
From Preistley's early experiments to the latest 'hippy crack' phase, we take a look at the history of laughing gas
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Feature
Breaking through the barrier
Getting drug molecules into the brain means crossing the defensive blood-brain barrier. Anthony King investigates how chemists are infiltrating the brain's fortress