All Life articles – Page 70
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Opinion
Did life emerge from hell on Earth?
Why our origins may lie in the Hadean era, 4 billion years ago
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Podcast
Propranolol hydrochloride
Stave off stage fright with a simple compound that revolutionised drug development
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Business
J&J fights talc cancer claims
Firm has lost several court cases linking talc to ovarian cancer, but vows to appeal
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Research
Deft defecators done in 12 seconds
Fluid dynamics explain how amount and viscosity of faecal mucus makes it easy to poo
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Research
Deuteration of classic origin of life experiment throws up surprises
Replay of iconic Miller–Urey work with heavier hydrogen isotope produces unexpected compounds
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Research
Nanopipette probes cells without killing them
Scientists extract contents of individual living cells using a lipid-bilayer-coated nanopipette
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Research
Bare necessities of grizzlies' diet revealed
Chemical content of bears’ hair reveals surprising eating habits
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News
India's HIV/Aids law may bring relief to a million people
Legislation aims to tackle stigma of testing and treatment
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Review
Bring back the king: the new science of de-extinction
How and why could scientists resurrect long-dead species?
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Research
Blue nanoparticles mop up radioactive element
Nanosized Prussian blue formulation removes radioactive caesium from body faster than commercial treatment
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Podcast
Bring Back the King by Helen Pilcher – Book club
We discuss Bring back the king by Helen Pilcher and learn of the difficulties and possible benefits of bringing animals back from extinction
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Research
How total synthesis is creating antibiotics
Macrolide synthesis could reinvigorate the antibiotic pipeline
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Feature
Spinning out spider silk research
Spider silk is finding applications as diverse as tissue transplants and training shoes
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News
21,500 cases dismissed due to forensic chemist’s misconduct
US court moves to dismiss thousands of criminal cases involving evidence handled by Annie Dookhan
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Feature
Wearable technology
The future of wearable gadgets will be tiny, flexible, skin-like devices capable of monitoring your health
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Podcast
Ragwort alkaloids
Pyrrolizidine alkaloids from Ragworts and other plants are popular with pollinators but a potent poison to livestock, as Mike Freemantle discovers
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Research
Tiny bubbles made easier
Shrinking the microbubbles needed for ultrasound with microfluidics
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Research
Crispr enables rapid disease detection
A Crispr enzyme that targets RNA can recognise Zika at minute concentrations