All Life articles – Page 73
-
Research
Five new artificial yeast chromosomes made
The artificial yeast genome is now around a third complete
-
Research
Unexpected levels of monoterpenes found in UK homes
Overusing household cleaners may reduce indoor air quality
-
Opinion
Using microbes to explore new flavours
Microbes are often enemies in the kitchen, but when used can add new dimensions to cooking
-
Research
Graphene-coated contact lenses bring eye electronics a step closer
Lenses can protect eyes from radiation, water loss and even include an integral LED
-
Feature
How ketamine could help treat severe depression
Nina Notman looks at how the party drug ketamine may hold the key to treating patients with severe depression
-
Research
Biochar takes the pharmaceuticals out of urine
Method for cleansing waste urine could see it used as a fertiliser
-
Research
Putting the ‘ant’ in antibiotics
Antibacterial polyketides uncovered in the most unusual of places
-
Research
Stressed polymers give calf massages
Compression stockings could gain a massage function thanks to stress-memory polymers
-
News
VX nerve agent behind Kim Jong-nam’s murder
Malaysian authorities report chemical weapon used to kill North Korean leader’s half-brother
-
Business
Crispr patent ruling breaks deadlock
Both sides claim victory as board rules patents do not interfere with each other
-
Podcast
Arsenic trioxide
How a ‘daft’ pharmacy mix up led to a series of poisonings in Victorian Britain
-
Research
Simple polymer tongue can taste the difference
Sensor that can discriminate between 25 fruit juices could be used for quality control
-
Opinion
Polymer amphiphiles could help reveal the origins of life
Spontaneous shapes and reactions to light may explain how protocells form
-
Research
Protein-bound gold enables in-mouse catalysis
First metal-catalysed reaction inside a living organism could lead the way to targeted drug synthesis
-
Feature
Deal or no deal?
Clare Sansom highlights recent changes in the landscape of pharma company collaborations and acquisitions
-
Opinion
How Roosevelt's Tree Army were poisoned
In the first of a new column, Raychelle Burks investigates a mass arsenic poisoning during the Great Depression