Biology & Life Sciences

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Chemistry World February 17, 2012 Jon Cartwright	DNA Nanorobots Seek and Destroy Disease Researchers have created a DNA-based nanorobot that can work its way through cell cultures, delivering cargo only at specific targets.
Chemistry World February 16, 2012 Elinor Richards	Making crisps healthier An investigation by UK scientists into how salt is released from crisps (known as potato chips in the US) as you eat them could lead to a healthier crisp that tastes just as good.
Chemistry World February 13, 2012 Andy Extance	Protocells called thermal springs home The first 'protocells' may have arisen in puddles of liquid spewed onto the ancient Earth's surface by thermal springs rather than near deep sea hydrothermal vents.
Chemistry World February 12, 2012 Laura Howes	Thermal imaging on the wing By adding carbon nanotubes to butterfly wings chemists have been able to turn these nanostructures into an infrared detector.
Chemistry World February 12, 2012 Jon Cartwright	Nanoparticles slow iron absorption in the gut Nanoparticles used in food and pharmaceuticals could have unintended physiological effects.
Chemistry World February 9, 2012 Jennifer Newton	A new generation of tuberculosis drugs Scientists in India are targeting enzymes responsible for catalysing the formation of bonds to repair nicks in the phosphodiester backbone of DNA - called DNA ligases - to tackle the ever-growing health concern of multi-drug resistant bacteria.
Chemistry World February 9, 2012 Harriet Brewerton	Pressurizing red blood cells for information Scientists in Canada have developed a method to study the changes in red blood cells caused by the most common malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum.
Chemistry World February 8, 2012 Jon Evans	DNA walker strides towards the light DNA molecules are now able to enjoy a stroll in the sunshine, thanks to US and Chinese chemists who have developed the first light-powered DNA walker.
HHMI Bulletin Feb 2012	An Intentional Life Scientists have identified a number of genes associated with familial forms of ALS, and Arthur Horwich has homed in on one of them.
HHMI Bulletin Feb 2012 Paul Muhlrad	Changing Channels Appetite and other deep-seated desires could be modified by altering brain ion channels, according to research at Janelia Farm.
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