All Biochemistry

Biohybrid organic battery combines nanocomposite and bacteria
Added: 27 May 2020
Scientists from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have developed a programmable, biohybrid ma…

What’s your poison?
Sarah Lawton | Added: 11 May 2020
Why are so many drugs derived from natural sources on the market to treat human disease? Venom-mast…

Activation of the SARS coronavirus 2 revealed
Added: 6 May 2020
The Infection Biology Unit of the German Primate Center (DPZ) - Leibniz Institute for Primate Resea…

A question of reagents
Sarah Lawton | Added: 1 May 2020
At the time of writing, more than 1.3M people have been infected and more than 72,600 deaths have b…

Targeted prevention of preterm labour
Added: 27 Apr 2020
A new approach that targets problematic molecular pathway to prevent preterm labour and birth has b…

Rhamnolipids show promise in AMR fight
Added: 11 Sep 2019
Small biosurfactant molecules known as rhamnolipids could be the key to ending antibiotic resistanc…

Ebola patients cured with mAb drugs
Added: 13 Aug 2019
Two monoclonal antibody drugs will be used to treat Ebola patients in the Democratic Republic of Co…

Porous rocks support prebiotic evolution theory
Added: 7 Aug 2019
The water-air interface found at pores in volcanic rocks could have been the location of the chemic…

Game Theory: Linkage
Added: 5 Aug 2019
Games have never been more popular and in their column the newest recruits to the Lab News team, Dr…

Algal biofuels face diverse pathogens
Added: 24 Jul 2019
DNA analysis of a predatory bacterium has revealed a much higher level of genetic diversity than pr…

Beyond the code
Added: 22 Jul 2019
Genomics has been revolutionary – but have we forgotten cell biology in the push for an ever more r…

Melanin shows promise for bioelectronics
Evoluted New Media | Added: 28 Mar 2019
The electrical conductivity of a melanin pigment has been increased a billion-fold by Italian chemi…

DeepMind AI predicts 3D protein shapes
Evoluted New Media | Added: 3 Dec 2018
A British technology company has used AI to predict the 3D structure of a protein based on its gene…

AI enhanced NMR sets record
Evoluted New Media | Added: 19 Nov 2018
Swiss scientists have created a method that can be combined with NMR spectroscopy to determine the …

Efficient carbon conversion unlocked
Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Aug 2017
Researchers in the US have found a new, more efficient method to create carbon-based fuels from car…

New hydrophobic product created
Evoluted New Media | Added: 24 Apr 2017
A new self-healing, water-repellent coating has been developed that could be used on a much wider r…

EU drive to increase expertise on chemical effects on humans
Evoluted New Media | Added: 5 Jan 2017
An EU-backed study is to begin this month to increase the number of researchers able to assess the …

Study offers hope for cleaning radioactive water
Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 Apr 2016
US scientists have discovered a new chemical method to immobilise uranium in contaminated groundwat…

Chemical camouflage for deadly snake
Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Feb 2016
Puff adders – the most dangerous snake in Africa – responsible for more than 30,000 deaths every ye…

Molecules that dominate bacterial secretion created
Evoluted New Media | Added: 23 Dec 2015
Chemists have created molecules that mimic and dominate toxic molecules secreted by bacteria.