Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
World needs ambitious 0% new plastic waste target by 2040
The UN is being urged to make a bold pledge and set a target of zero for new plastic pollution by 2040 in its upcoming Global Treaty to End Plastic Pollution. Plastic production and subsequent pollution are key drivers of climate change, the focus of discussion at COP27 in Egypt this week.
Intramolecular charge-transfer enhances energy transfer efficiency in a carotenoid-reconstituted light-harvesting 1 complex of purple photosynthetic bacteria
In bacterial photosynthesis, the excitation energy transfer from carotenoids to bacteriochlorophyll a has a significant impact on the overall efficiency of the primary photosynthetic process. This efficiency can be enhanced when the involved carotenoid has intramolecular charge-transfer character.
GRAMD1C-mediated cholesterol transport regulates autophagosome biogenesis and mitochondrial bioenergetics
In their study, Ng and coworkers identified the cholesterol transport protein GRAMD1C as a negative regulator of autophagy and mitochondrial bioenergetics and explored its link to Clear Cell Renal Carcinoma (ccRCC).
Photoswitchable gating of non-equilibrium enzymatic feedback in chemically communicating polymersome nanoreactors
Polymersomes are an excellent platform to generate cell-like entities with life-like behaviour. Inspired by the circadian rhythm, we explored feedback-controlled networks between chemically communicating polymersome populations.
