Biology – Page 66

  • Cutting narcotics into lines on a glass surface
    Podcast

    Cocaine

    2012-06-20T00:00:00Z

    Simon Cotton on the 'lifestyle' drug that can be detected on 'most' banknotes

  • Fox
    Opinion

    Moral molecules?

    2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Is there a case for regulating the ‘trust’ hormone?

  • Opinion

    Biotech's bravura performer

    2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Bibiana Campos Seijo talks to scientist, philanthropist and serial entrepreneur Chris Evans

  • Feature

    Life, but not as we know it

    2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Biology has been pretty successful at creating life, but now chemistry wants a crack at it

  • Pork belly
    Research

    Mystery of green bacon solved

    2012-04-02T00:00:00Z

    Scientists have used x-ray diffraction to determine the structure of the nitrite burn on bacon

  • Research

    Seeds of life incubated in proto-planetary nurseries

    2012-03-29T00:00:00Z

    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

  • Food products containing folic acid, vitamin B9 - green leafy vegetables, citrus, beans, peas, nuts, yeast
    Podcast

    Folic acid

    2012-03-14T00:00:00Z

    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

  • Lung reaction to graphene platelets (GP) and carbon black (CB)
    News

    Graphene slips deeper into lungs than predicted

    2012-02-28T14:47:00Z

    Researchers discover that once graphene enters the lungs the immune system has trouble getting rid of it

  • Close up of green coral emiting fluorescent under UV light
    Podcast

    Green fluorescent protein

    2012-02-08T00:00:00Z

    Attracting our attention with its fluorescent glow, here's Josh Howgego with GFP

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    Feature

    DNA motors on

    2011-12-22T10:44:00Z

    With the relentless rise of DNA nanotechnology's popularity, Emma Davies explores the role chemistry has played in its success

  • Person suffering from hayfever
    Podcast

    Histamine

    2011-12-07T00:00:00Z

    The root and branch of pollen allergies

  • 'Pink Elephants on Parade' LSD blotter
    Podcast

    LSD - Lysergic acid diethylamide

    2011-10-12T00:00:00Z

    The time- and sense-distorting chemistry of LSD

  • Methamphetamine or crystal meth
    Podcast

    Methamphetamine

    2011-09-07T00:00:00Z

    A mood enhancing molecule, Simon Cotton investigates the chemistry of Methamphetamine

  • Natural gas burning on kitchen gas stove
    Podcast

    Methane

    2011-08-31T00:00:00Z

    A component of natural gas also associated with ignis fatuus and bovine flatulence: Brian Clegg with methane

  • A freshly-scored opium poppy seedpod bleeding latex.
    Podcast

    Morphine

    2011-08-24T00:00:00Z

    Pain relief: provided by nature, often abused

  • Pink nitroglycerine tablets scattered on a black background
    Podcast

    Nitroglycerine

    2011-06-08T00:00:00Z

    Peter Wothers investigates a medicinal compound with a very explosive beginning

  • Balloon and nitrous oxide canister after use.
    Podcast

    Nitrous oxide

    2011-06-01T00:00:00Z

    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

    2011-05-31T11:41:00Z

    Getting drug molecules into the brain means crossing the defensive blood-brain barrier. Anthony King investigates how chemists are infiltrating the brain's fortress

  • Mould on jam
    Podcast

    Penicillin

    2011-04-13T00:00:00Z

    A world-changing antibacterial compound born from the horrors of war

  • Castor oil plant
    Podcast

    Ricin

    This highly effective natural poison has been linked to assassinations and as a tool for would-be terrorists