Read article: How nanoscience brings physics into biology
Louis Minion reviews Nano Comes to Life: How Nanotechnology is Transforming Medicine and the Future of Biology by Sonia Contera
Read article: Physicists simulate how SARS-CoV-2 forms
New work could help in the design and development of drugs to fight coronaviruses
Read article: Cell softening allows cancer cells in rigid tumours to spread
Researchers demonstrate that rigid breast cancer cells in tumours deform and become softer, enhancing their ability to invade surrounding tissue
Read article: Simulations shed light on fluid dynamics of the gut
The human gut alternates between different fluid flow patterns to optimize nutrient absorption while regulating bacterial growth
Read article: Physicists identify most complex protein knots
AlphaFold AI system predicts the most topologically complex knot ever found in a protein
Read article: Viral ‘superspreader’ events may be linked to high-intensity indoor exercise
New data reveals that number of aerosol particles exhaled by people who are exercising increases 132-fold on average during peak activity
Read article: Quantum effects help make DNA unstable
Proton tunnelling can create genetic mutations, say researchers
Read article: Graphene ‘drums’ pick up vibrations from individual bacteria
Drums made from the 2D carbon sheet might be used to detect antibiotic resistance quickly and simply by monitoring bacterial movement
Read article: Far-UVC light zaps airborne pathogens in realistic conditions
Technology could make indoor areas as safe as outdoors, say physicists
Read article: Super-resolution microscopy reveals coronavirus-replicating machinery
Technique could provide fresh insights into the life cycle of viruses like SARS-Cov-2
