Biology – Page 69
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FeatureThe ascent of molecules
Life’s molecular origins may not be preserved in fossils but Laura Howes finds out that chemists are filling the gaps
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Business
Monsanto abandons GM crops in Europe
Company will focus on conventional plant breeding in EU and biotech elsewhere
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PodcastImidacloprid
Phillip Broadwith discusses one of the neonicotinoid insecticides believed to be causing problems for bees
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OpinionTarget acquired
Knowing a drug’s exact biochemistry has never been a prerequisite for approval, says Derek Lowe, and nor should it be
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NewsUS supreme court rules genes can't be patented
Breast cancer test company at centre of case can still rely on patents on non-naturally occurring DNA
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OpinionChange: the only constant
Jim Al-Khalili discusses the risks involved in switching to a new area of research and invites chemists to take a quantum biology leap
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NewsUS supreme court rules in favour of Monsanto
An Indiana farmer who was trying to replicate Monsanto-patented seeds infringed on the company’s intellectual property rights, the Supreme Court has determined
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FeatureSurvival in the freezer
How do animals survive in the extreme cold? James Mitchell Crow investigates the proteins that do the job
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FeatureLean green microbe machines
For its proponents, algae hold the promise of a clean source of fuel, food or drugs. Anthony King wades in
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FeatureWhat does DNA do?
The more we learn about DNA, the less we seem to know, as Philip Ball discovers
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NewsSanofi launches malaria drug production
French pharma firm set to supply a third of the world’s artemisinin next year with photochemical process
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FeatureDeadly mushroom chemistry
Can you tell the difference between a tasty paddy straw mushroom and a toxic death cap? Emma Shiells talks to the experts about the potentially deadly chemistry hidden in those gills
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NewsPharmaSea to scour ocean depths for new drugs
Bioprospecting project will investigate marine organisms in the search for new antibiotics and central nervous system therapies
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NewsBacteria clean-up after Gulf of Mexico disaster
Microbial communities helped to sink Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and might one day be an alternative to toxic dispersants
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FeaturePhenome Centre goes for gold
Andy Extance finds out how British researchers are turning Olympic anti-doping facilities into a world-leading facility to understand the links between metabolism, chemicals and health
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Opinion
A (chemical) potential theory of life's origin
Philip Ball says we should look beyond the molecules that make us to find the spark of life
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