biochemistry

Making Sense Of Metabolites In Living Systems

Combining computational algorithms with mass spectrometry, scientists in Japan have devised a technique to speed up the identification and characterization of natural products.

Detecting Two Drugs In A Single Fingermark

Scientists in China have developed biological fluorescent probes that can detect ketamine and amphetamine in a single fingerprint using a one-step test.

Getting To The Root Of Water Flow In Plants

An international team of researchers has discovered how a single plant peptide hormone controls the development of two different cell types central to water flow through plants.

Sniffing Out How Plants Detect And React To Odor

A research group in Japan has found that odors trigger changes in the gene expression of plants, with implications on agriculture and horticulture.

Topical Gel Protects Farmers From Toxic Pesticides

A team of scientists in India have developed a gel to protect farmers against the neurotoxic effects of pesticides.

Targeting The Achilles’ Heel Of Zika Virus

Singapore-based scientists have engineered a peptide that can rupture the Zika virus membrane and pass through the blood-brain barrier, making it a potential therapeutic against the disease.

Seeing The Ebola Virus Up Close

Scientists in Japan have obtained a near-atomic resolution model of an important Ebola virus protein.

If You Must, Eat Sugar Only When Active

Metabolic syndrome could be avoided by consuming sugar only during active parts of the day, say researchers in Japan.

How Polymers May Have Given Rise To Life

A study by scientists in Japan reveals the simple chemical process that may have led to life on Earth.