Chemistry World
EU-banned neonicotinoid sulfoxaflor does not harm bumblebees, concludes field-realistic independent British university study
A pesticide banned for outdoor use by the EU could be less harmful to bees than had been thought. This ...
CRISPR gene editing is in clinical trials to treat sickle cell disease, cancer, HIV/AIDS and some rare inherited diseases. Here’s what we can expect going forward
When Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier revealed that the bacterial Crispr–Cas9 antiviral defence system could be reprogrammed to edit genomic ...
Bioinformatics bonanza: The curious case of shrunken 2600-year old brain
Neurologist Axel Petzold was listening to the radio, nursing a hangover from the previous night’s lab party, when he first ...
Chemicals can no longer easily defeat weeds and insects. These genetic solutions might help farmers control voracious pests
’Resistance is leading to this problem where the control measures that we have relied on for decades are no longer ...
Europe’s restrictions on gene-edited crops may cause ‘exodus’ of biotech scientists
Plant scientists have reacted with shock, even anger, to the July decision by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on gene editing ...
Viewpoint: Rethinking scientist Richard Dawkins’ classic book ‘The Selfish Gene’
Richard Dawkins’ 1976 book The Selfish Gene, which topped a poll last year for the most inspiring science books of all ...
How ‘good’ bacteria can boost crop yields without pesticides or GMOs
In 1988, a remarkable finding illuminated a new path that agricultural scientists would soon follow in their quest to maximise ...
New error-free DNA sequencing method could diagnose rare diseases
A virtually error-free new method of DNA sequencing could one day be used to diagnose extremely rare cancers and hereditary ...
Should the European Union relax GMO clinical trial guidelines?
Four organisations representing pharmaceutical firms, biotech companies, universities, and research institutes are calling on the European commission to update, streamline ...
Since oxygen fuels fire, why don’t humans spontaneously combust?
Dioxygen (O2) molecules are diradicals, with two unpaired electrons, which can be depicted as one unpaired electron around each of ...
Wildflowers bordering crop fields may be reservoirs of neonicotinoids
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A team from Sussex ...
Toxicology studies could impede advances in nanotechnology
Nanomaterials have been on the scene for over 15 years and they are being applied in a variety of sectors ...
Germany considers GMO ban despite endorsement of GM crops by Germany’s scientists
Germany’s national academy of sciences has strongly endorsed genetically modified (GM) crops as the Bundestag – Germany’s lower house of ...
Chemists employ DNA to detect metallic toxicity in water
Researchers at Stanford University in the US have devised a cheap DNA-based system able to detect and identify an unprecedented number ...
RNA mimic destined for synthetic genome
US scientists have taken another step towards the goal of creating self-replicating molecules like those thought to have spawned life ...
