All Life articles – Page 92
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OpinionRethinking risk assessment
Toxicologists must embrace better ways of accounting for low dose effects, argue Annamaria Colacci and Nicole Kleinstreuer
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PodcastWhy Does Asparagus Make Your Wee Smell? by Andy Brunning – Book club
In this podcast, we learn why does asparagus make your wee smell, as we discuss Andy Brunning’s new book
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FeatureWell-tempered chocolate
Nina Notman discovers that controlling crystal structures and emulsions is the key to good chocolate
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ResearchMaths model could help put organs on ice
Minimising damage from toxic levels of cryoprotectant could allow long-term storage of transplant tissues
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Business
Drug firms to share chemical compound libraries
AstraZeneca and Sanofi aim to facilitate drug discovery by swapping 210,000 proprietary chemical compounds
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ResearchSaving water increases health risks in green buildings
Study shows that sustainable plumbing systems may lower drinking water quality and help bacteria grow
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ResearchDetecting leaks in gastrointestinal plumbing
Low-cost capsule can detect bleeding in the stomach in real time
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Research‘Superballs’ can block infection by Ebola virus
Globular glycofullerene molecules prevent virus from evading immune system and entering cells
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ResearchChlorinated compounds form in tea and coffee
Treated water reacts with organics to form disinfection byproducts
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NewsPoor management of antibiotics squandering life-saving drugs
Internet and over-the-counter sales along with counterfeit drugs are driving a worldwide rise in antimicrobial resistance
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Research
Early lead exposure linked to sleep problems
Researchers find lead exposure in early childhood is associated with sleep difficulties later on
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BusinessAdvancing animal testing alternatives
Animal rights groups are engaging with researchers and regulators to develop replacement tests and ensure they’re adopted
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ResearchMagnetic ‘compass’ protein found in fruit flies
Discovery may be missing piece of puzzle that explains how animals can navigate using Earth’s magnetic field
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FeatureMolecule-making microbes
Extracting terpene drugs from plants is difficult and wasteful, so pharma companies are looking to biosynthesis, as Emiliano Feresin discovers
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ResearchHitching a ride on DNA
PCR primers rapidly reach their binding site with the help of a DNA gliding technique
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News
European food safety body finds glyphosate 'unlikely' to cause cancer
Report sits at odds with WHO viewpoint and may lead to introduction of dosage limits