Biology – Page 7
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ResearchLateral flow HPV test could increase detection rates in resource-poor settings
Low-cost assay works uses self-collected samples and gives results within 45 minutes
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ResearchBiocatalytic process shows promise for large-scale medicinal oligonucleotide production
Promising nucleic acid therapies could be made more cheaply, greenly and simply
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FeatureMaking replacement organs
From iron lungs to smartphone-controlled insulin pumps, Clare Sansom looks at the efforts to create artificial organs
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ResearchMolecular fossils solve evolutionary mystery
Fossilised protosteroids confirm Nobel-prizewinner’s decades-old prediction
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ResearchVolcanoes and meteorites may have delivered catalysts for life’s beginning
Iron-rich nanoparticles can catalyse conversion of CO2 to complex organic molecules
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ResearchTwisted carbon nanotubes make ideal replacements for damaged ligaments
Rabbits and sheep can still walk and jump normally after transplantation of synthetic ligaments
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NewsBillionaire professor donates ‘transformative’ sum to protein science institute
$210 million endowment from entrepreneur and Moderna investor Tim Springer will support ongoing research
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ResearchOptical microscopy with Ångström resolution could revolutionise how we see life
Technique can distinguish between details that are just a few atoms apart
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BusinessUS supreme court confirms Amgen’s cholesterol antibody patents invalid
Decision could mean patent descriptions need to be even more detailed, and hence expensive
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ResearchCarbene chemistry built into microbe’s metabolism in first for biosynthesis
Proof-of-concept work opens pathway to bacteria engineered to synthesise new-to-nature products
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ResearchAncient microbial natural products reconstructed from Neanderthal dental plaques
Palaeogenomic approach allows natural product researchers to ‘go back in time’
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OpinionThe long and short of telomere rejuvenation
Telomerase is unlikely to be a straightforward elixir of youth
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FeatureA new generation of materials inspired by teeth
Ian Le Guillou finds that some of nature’s toughest structures are helping scientists to develop new fibres that could revolutionise fabrics
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NewsOverlooked documents shed new light on double helix discovery
Rosalind Franklin was more than just a ‘wronged heroine’
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ArticleDigitalisation is the future of science, just ask a biologist
Biology has some life lessons for chemistry
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ResearchOrange climbers make fluorescent blue molecules
Naturally occurring aggregation-induced emission luminogens could find use in biomedical imaging
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ResearchGraphene ‘tattoo’ pacemaker that wraps around the heart is thinnest yet
First cardiac implant made from graphene can sense arrythmias in rodents and deliver electrical stimulation to restore normal heartbeat
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NewsThe launch of a new field: precision microbiome editing
Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna is helping lead a new $70 million project combining metagenomics and CRISPR to solve health, climate problems
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ResearchBiocatalytic biobots brew beer better
Encapsulated yeast and iron nanoparticles enhance beer fermentation through self-propelled oscillatory motion and easy magnetic retrieval
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ResearchPitcher plants’ deadly bouquet seduces prey
Different species uses different volatiles to lure specific insects