All Life articles – Page 102
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ResearchProgram ready to weed out tough drug leads
Model could help drug firms avoid synthetically complex dead ends and speed drug discovery
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ResearchComputational chemists unpick adenine–thymine bias
Quantum insights into mechanisms behind tautomer-driven DNA evolution
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ResearchSpicing up MOFs
Framework based on the turmeric pigment curcumin delivers two drugs for the price of one
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FeatureLearning from the masters
By unpicking how cephalopods change their looks to match their environment, researchers are aiming to reverse-engineer a host of novel materials. Emma Davies reports
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NewsTraits not technology should govern EU GM laws, MPs say
UK science and technology committee says European rules are flawed and need changing
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FeatureThe enzyme hunters
Novozymes is scouring the world for enzymes that make industrial processes more sustainable, as Mark Peplow discovers
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ResearchPetrified beetles
Carbonisation provides path for microstructure preservation in biological specimens
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NewsCaramel colour in soft drinks linked to cancer
Regulatory bodies and researchers sceptical of study on 4-MEI found in food colour
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ResearchEngineered bacteria synthesise palladium biosorbent
Biomolecule to help decontaminate water by recovering palladium that has escaped from catalytic converters
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BusinessUS opens up home DNA screening
FDA approves single disease genetic test and clears pathway for similar devices
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ResearchGoogle Glass to monitor plant health
Researchers measure plant chlorophyll using leaf images
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OpinionA large life, fully lived
Carl Djerassi leaves many legacies besides the contraceptive pill,says Mark Peplow
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ResearchFish skin dressing helps heal wounds
Collagen fibres derived from the skin of tilapia fish supported faster wound healing in rats
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ResearchSilver lining for paper Ebola test
Lateral flow test checks for Ebola, yellow fever and dengue in one go
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NewsClinical trials high on list for medical marijuana community
Cannabis compounds hold therapeutic promise but a lack of data and regulatory obstacles are slowing progress
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OpinionTarget ignorance to tackle resistance
Countries like India are bearing the brunt of antibiotic resistance, and education could be a key tool in tackling its spread
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ResearchEnzyme uses internal network for cyclisation
Researchers have pinpointed individual amino acid residues involved in the production of cyclic terpenes by a plant enzyme