Chemically speaking, proteins might be the most sophisticated molecules out there. Millions of different kinds of them live within our cells and work together as a fine-tuned orchestra catalyzing the biochemical reactions ...
Biotechnology
May 18, 2020
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Mineral catalysts found in deep-sea vents convert CO2 and H2 to biomolecules, showing striking parallels to known biological pathways.
Evolution
Mar 2, 2020
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A Northwestern University research team has revealed a new approach to conducting chemical reactions—one that doesn't require direct contact with a catalyst.
Materials Science
Jan 31, 2020
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Anti-diabetic drugs may become cheaper and more accessible thanks to a breakthrough from CSIRO, Australia's national science agency.
Bio & Medicine
Oct 1, 2019
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Every biological reaction is a chemical reaction. The exchange of carbon dioxide for oxygen in our lungs and blood cells, for example, is caused by molecules releasing chemicals and reforming with new ones. The uncontrolled ...
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 20, 2019
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Microbes are well-known among biologists as master engineers of useful small molecules, and there are many tricks of their trade. When researchers at the University of Illinois took a closer look at how a known microbe makes ...
Biochemistry
Sep 5, 2019
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Could chemists be ready to ditch the venerable test tube, the very symbol of chemistry in the minds of many people? Maybe not quite yet, but Caltech's Jack Beauchamp is working on it.
Biochemistry
Jul 29, 2019
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Artificial muscles made from polymers can now be powered by energy from glucose and oxygen, just like biological muscles. This advance may be a step on the way to implantable artificial muscles or autonomous microrobots powered ...
Materials Science
Jun 19, 2019
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Cells are incredibly adept at creating complex molecules, like therapeutics, and can do so much better than many of our best factories.
Biochemistry
Jun 6, 2019
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University of Adelaide researchers have discovered a biochemical mechanism fundamental to plant life that could have far-reaching implications for the multibillion dollar biomedical, pharmaceutical, chemical and biotechnology ...
Plants & Animals
May 21, 2019
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