All articles by Michael Gross – Page 4
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Predicting how proteins fold
Researchers have developed new ways of simulating the folding of membrane proteins, which could aid drug development
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Cold chemistry
Chemical reactions at extremely low temperatures, for instance in interstellar clouds, can run at surprisingly fast rates
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Virulence from the deep sea
Genetic traits of chemosynthetic bacteria living in the deep sea have evolved into virulence traits in common gut bacteria
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Transistor tuned to ion channel
Living cells coupled to transistors pick up the cellular response to serotonin as an electronic signal.
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A mirror for the moon
Researchers have coated an ionic liquid with a reflective surface, making it (almost) suitable for a Moon-based telescope
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Further integration of micro fluidics and mass spec
Glass microchip combines microfluidic channels with a nanospray emitter for electrospray ionization mass spectrometry
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Titan's tholins
Spectroscopic measurements used to study the formation of large and complex organic molecules making up the atmosphere on Saturn's moon
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Protein printboard
'Molecular printboard' technique builds protein biochips with unprecedented control over binding specificity, strength, and orientation
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Deadly beetles intercept bee's warnings
Parasitic beetles invade the hives of honeybees in America with the help of the bees' own alarm pheromone
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Molecular trees bear fruit
Polymers that grow like trees have been around for nearly three decades. Now they are on the verge of realising their potential, as Michael Gross reports
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The actinides, not so unpredictable after all
Theoretical framework accounts for unexpected properties of the late actinides (plutonium, americium and curium)
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Eat isotopes to live longer
Deuterium and carbon-13 could be used to suppress the ageing reactions attributed to reactive oxygen species
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X labelling springs a surprise
Researchers surprised to find that active genes on X chromosomes are more heavily methylated than inactive versions.
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Immune system guardian against HIV identified
Researchers surprised to find that active genes on X chromosomes are more heavily methylated than inactive versions.
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Nanoparticles bond like atoms in a molecule
Hairy ball theorem used to get isotropic nanoparticles linking up in a chain.