All articles by Hayley Bennett – Page 7
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Behavioural fingerprints point to potential drugs
New high throughput screening technique generates behavioural fingerprints based on the responses of fish larvae to potential drugs
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Locking molecular motors
Dutch scientists have designed a molecular motor that can be locked using an acid and unlocked using a base
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Copenhagen: after the circus
A burning disappointment or the best that could have been hoped for?
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Bio-inspired catalyst design could rival platinum
New nickel-based catalyst shows impressive stability under fuel cell conditions
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How HIV gives antibodies the slip
New structural studies may help vaccine designers hit HIV where it hurts
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New drug design looks top Notch against cancer
Cancer targets thought to be unblockable are blocked by 'stapled peptide' drugs
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How light gave life a helping hand
A theory for how single-handed organic molecules came to be the building blocks of life
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40 years of crystal growth
The development of the British Association of Crystal Growth maps changes in the industry over the past 40 years. Hayley Birch caught up with members at this year's conference
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A redesign for life
Work in the fashionable new field of synthetic biology is gathering pace. Hayley Birch looks into some of the latest developments in a rapidly evolving area
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New evidence for toxic effects of inhaled nanotubes
Carbon nanotubes found to accumulate in the same region of the lungs as asbestos in mice
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Conducting MOFs make membranes for fuel cells
Metal organic frameworks are not just gas storage materials - they could also be used to create better fuel cells
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Molecular snapshots show hydrate growth
Computer simulations show how the methane-rich hydrates found in deep oceans may form
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The food detectives
Every day, scientists at RSSL's food analysis labs in Reading, UK, investigate cases of food adulteration. Hayley Birch was let in on a few secrets of the trade
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On-off iridescence in squid
Structural changes in skin cell proteins help some squid to control the iridescence of their skin
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Enzymes inspire new catalyst design for hydrogen production
New enzyme-based catalyst will give industry something to think about, say researchers
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Peering into Titan's haze
New studies help explain what makes up the orange haze that envelops Saturn's largest moon
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All that is small is not nano
Researchers suggest doing away with traditional definition of a nanoparticle to provide a focus for environmental, health and safety studies, and future regulation
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A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down
Bacteria activated by the plant sugar xylan produce drugs inside the gut to treat bowel disease
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Gold nanoparticles detect cancer
Ultrasensitive detection platform uses nanoparticles to measure levels of cancer biomarkers
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Nanotubes promise ultra-small wearable oxygen sensors
Tiny personal oxygen sensors could make working in submarines and space shuttles safer