Biotechnology and bioengineering – Page 12
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ResearchCracking enzyme structure offers new way to treat rare heart diseases
Solution was found by combining protein with its chaperone
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ResearchGenes that make lemons sour revealed
When life gives you lemons, mutate their proton pumps to make them sweeter
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ResearchGenetically engineered yeast brews up heady mix of natural and unnatural cannabinoids
Biotech yeast makes low-cost, high-quality THC and CBD – and cannabinoids never seen before – without growing cannabis plants
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Research‘Predator particles’ give mice infrared vision
Upconversion nanoparticles that bind to rods and cones shift invisible light to look green
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ResearchBuilding block approach creates new metalloproteins
Protein modules can be connected by disulfide linkages while varying the metal ions
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PodcastNitrogenase
The mysterious enzyme that can beat the world’s biggest chemical process when it comes to breaking the dinitrogen triple bond
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ResearchEight-letter genetic code hints at how alien life might evolve
Synthetic DNA shows that four bases might not be the only way for life to go
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NewsPersonalised medicine has failed to live up to the hype, researchers claim
Predictions that Human Genome Project would usher in an era of tailored therapies have largely failed to come true
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NewsRogue Chinese scientist to be punished for creation of first gene-edited humans
Investigation uncovers forged ethical approval documents
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ResearchNanodecoys lure and trap Zika virus
Gelatin nanoparticles camouflaged by mosquito membrane mop up virus and stop it crossing placenta
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ResearchPore-forming toxins detect long strands of DNA
Lithium electrolyte helps aerolysin overcome electrostatic obstacle to detect ssDNA longer than 100 nucleotides
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OpinionGene-editing put in the spotlight
What now after a rogue geneticist has created the first genetically modified humans?
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NewsFears of regulatory backlash in wake of gene-edited babies scandal
Chinese scientist behind birth of twins with edited DNA shows little remorse for his actions
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ResearchSuspicions of bacteria’s role in rotting wood finally proven
Bacteria have been thought to be involved in breaking down lignin for 40 years but evidence has been hard to come by
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ResearchSurface chemistry for biological questions
Rasmita Raval discusses her career exploring the complex behaviour of molecule–surface systems and what it has to do with antibiotic resistance and the origin of life
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BusinessBreaking the silence of RNA interference drugs
A wave of treatments is set to follow the first approval of an RNAi therapy
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ResearchDrug precursor made by solar-powered cyborg yeast
Indium phosphide nanoparticles supply electrons for shikimic acid synthesis
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PodcastLevulinic acid
How one footballer's climate concerns led to the creation of a green chemistry company: the story of Mathieu Flamini, GFBiochemicals and levulinic acid.
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ResearchBacterial factories rival petrochemical route to nylon building block
Significant step towards sustainable commercial route for producing glutaric acid