Structural biology – Page 6

Research

Copper key to our sensitivity to rotten eggs' foul smell

2016-09-30T14:08:00Z

Central role that metals play in detection of noxious sulfur compounds is unknown among any other odour receptor

Research

Pearl coating built from the ground up

2016-08-18T19:00:00Z

Tough, shiny artificial mother of pearl highlights new approach for biomimetic synthesis

Feature

Enzymes for everyone

2016-03-24T00:00:00Z

Can scientists overcome enzymes’ fragility and exploit their speed and specificity? Fiona Case investigates

Feature

When is an enzyme not a protein?

2016-02-29T00:00:00Z

When it’s a ribozyme. Clare Sansom reports

Feature

The house that DNA built

2015-10-19T00:00:00Z

The 2015 chemistry Nobel prize was awarded to Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar for DNA repair. Matthew Gunther reconstructs their story

Research

BRCA2 protein imaged for first time

2014-10-06T00:00:00Z

Insights into DNA repair mechanism could pave the way for new cancer therapies