Life Sciences and Chemistry

Articles and reports from the Life Sciences and chemistry area deal with applied and basic research into modern biology, chemistry and human medicine.

Valuable information can be found on a range of life sciences fields including bacteriology, biochemistry, bionics, bioinformatics, biophysics, biotechnology, genetics, geobotany, human biology, marine biology, microbiology, molecular biology, cellular biology, zoology, bioinorganic chemistry, microchemistry and environmental chemistry.

Bio-based plastics

— innovative plastic film material made from PLA. Flexible, disposable plastic films used in shopping or garbage bags are made mainly from petroleum-based low-density polyethylene (LDPE). These films, however, come…

‘Synthetic’ cell shown to follow chemical directions

… and change shape, a vital biological function. In a feat aimed at understanding how cells move and creating new ways to shuttle drugs through the body, scientists at Johns…

Gene activity of bacteria under red light

Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have changed the sensitivity of bacterial systems for controlling gene activity to red light and reprogrammed their molecular response to the light stimulus. The…

Climate Research on the Ocean Floor

The ocean floor tells us stories from times long past which are most relevant for the future – those about global warming and changes in environmental conditions. With the help…

How members of the microbiome specifically fight salmonella infections

HZI researchers have identified two mechanisms through which Klebsiella bacteria combat the spread of salmonella in the gut. The microbiome, the microorganisms that populate our intestines and aid in digestion,…

Four-legged, dog-like robot ‘sniffs’ hazardous gases in inaccessible environments

Nightmare material or truly man’s best friend? A team of researchers equipped a dog-like quadruped robot with a mechanized arm that takes air samples from potentially treacherous situations, such as…

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