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Chemistry World August 12, 2011 Manisha Lalloo |
Unraveling cell membranes to understand drugs Researchers in Sweden have found a way to create flattened cell membranes, known as supported lipid bilayers, out of real cell structures.  |
Chemistry World May 17, 2009 Simon Hadlington |
Non-stick approach to regular polymer vesicles UK researchers have devised a new method for making polymer vesicles  |
Chemistry World April 19, 2011 Simon Hadlington |
Cell factories package drugs for delivery Scientists in Australia and Germany have used living cells as 'factories' to encapsulate particles such as drugs in biological membranes.  |
HHMI Bulletin Nov 2011 Jenni Laidman |
When Membranes Merge Scientists are uncovering details of synaptic signaling between neurons.  |
Chemistry World December 5, 2007 Jonathan Edwards |
Water Cleaning Membrane Shows Hybrid Vigour Scientists in the US have combined naturally-occurring channel proteins with a new polymer to create a membrane that could be used to deliver drugs or purify water.  |
Chemistry World June 26, 2007 Lionel Milgrom |
Mimicking Biophysics with Water Droplets Scientists have micro-engineered water droplets into protocells. Protocell networks can mimic real biophysical events within living cells.  |
Chemistry World April 30, 2009 Nina Notman |
Long live lipid membranes Scientists in the US have massively extended the lifetime of lipid membranes, with potential implications for the pharmaceutical industry  |
Chemistry World March 30, 2006 Helen Carmichael |
Gene Therapists Swarm Round Honeycomb Lipid Researchers have synthesised a lipid molecule they say shows real promise in gene therapy. The lipid forms a novel honeycomb complex that the researchers claim is tailored to non-viral DNA delivery.  |
Technology Research News May 4, 2005 Eric Smalley |
Chip Gauges Cell Reactions Researchers have devised a way to test within minutes the reactions of cells to all types of stimuli. The researchers' system is very sensitive, relatively inexpensive, uses little power, and is portable.  |
Chemistry World January 21, 2011 Russell Johnson |
Jump starting prebiotic photochemistry Light activated reactions of organic molecules in fatty acid membranes offers a plausible method for energy transfer and storage in prebiotic systems, claim US scientists.  |
Chemistry World November 15, 2012 David Bradley |
DNA folds up into a synthetic ion channel An artificial ion channel that spans a synthetic lipid membrane has been created using DNA origami by researchers in Germany and the US.  |
Chemistry World October 9, 2011 Simon Hadlington |
New probe throws light on cellular lipids Scientists in the US have developed a new sensor that can track and measure lipids in living cells.  |
Chemistry World April 21, 2006 Philip Ball |
In the Blink of an Eye Researchers have found that there's much more to tears than salty water. The liquid film that moistens the eyes has a coating similar to a cell membrane, which keeps debris and bugs out while holding water in, and is structured so that it doesn't get broken up each time we blink.  |
Chemistry World March 21, 2012 Elinor Richards |
Sensor that smells like a dog Scientists in Korea have developed a biosensor for assessing food quality that mimics the way receptors in a canine nose respond to smells.  |
Chemistry World August 12, 2010 Phillip Broadwith |
Nanowire-tapping cells Nanoscale electronic probes that can enter cells without damaging them have been made by US scientists.  |
Chemistry World June 4, 2008 Simon Hadlington |
Man-made protocell hosts DNA synthesis US researchers have taken a step towards creating a synthetic cell in the laboratory that could resemble the first primitive stirrings of life on Earth.  |
Chemistry World May 6, 2010 Andy Extance |
Nanotube chip creates bioelectronic link A protein coupled with a carbon nanotube has provided a previously unavailable direct biological-to-electronic interface, which its developers hope could lead to brain-controlled prosthetic devices.  |
Chemistry World August 10, 2015 Kira Welter |
Peptide glue may have held first protocell components together Electrostatic interactions induced by short, positively charged, hydrophobic peptides are all it takes to attach RNA to vesicle membranes.  |
Reactive Reports December 2003 David Bradley |
Mo' Better Blues Vesicles form from molybdenum wheels, giving rise to deep blue water.  |