Sir Hans Kornberg eulogy

In the mid-20th century, Hans Kornberg graduated throughout Biochemistry only as methods for analyzing how organisms transferred food and oxygen to tissue and energy began to become available. Among the pioneers, he identified and assessed the impacts of the main participants in these metabolic r...

The accidental invention could lead to easier testing methods of drugs and toxins

In human bodies and other living organisms, almost every cell contains DNA, which encodes genetic instructions. Toxin damage to DNA can have severe health consequences, while other chemicals can make DNA stable and repair easier. Data on the interactions between DNA and other chemicals may help s...

Letter by Ruth van Heyningen

Upon attending the Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology at Oxford University in 1951, Ruth van Heyningen, who died at the age of 101, was a pioneering researcher of ophthalmic biochemistry. Tony and Ruth wrote together a key book, Biochemistry of the Eye, which Ruth said later included nearly eve...

Behind the shortage of treatment for influenza in Iran

Over a month has gone by since a big flu epidemic broke out in Iran. About 80 people have been killed in the past month because of a shortage of Tamiflu flu medication. In the last week, a batch of the critical drug came to the country, though after some people's death.

While the go...