You are here because of a single, all-important enzyme. But don’t look inward to find ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase, known more mercifully among scientists as rubisco. Instead, look to the food you eat and the trees that manufacture oxygen, as this is the protein that makes photosynthesis possible. Without it, life on...
Trump EPA moves to repeal regulation of cancer-linked chemical ethylene oxide
Many medical devices need to be sterile to be used safely. But sterilizing a pacemaker, catheter, or other device with steam or heat could damage its structural integrity. So medical device manufacturers turn to the chemical compound ethylene oxide, which is highly effective at killing microbes at low concentrations and...
Great haul of China: how table-topping nation rose to be a Winter Paralympic power
Their sporting dominance is all the more striking after winning a solitary medal eight years ago but no country can match them now With two days of competition left at the Winter Paralympics there is no doubt who will finish top of the medal table. At close of play on...
Hollywood in the gantry: Welsh derby gets Wrexham-heavy makeover
On fifth anniversary of their takeover, Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac showed off their ‘happy clapper’ credentials The daily ritual of the modern football fan is well established: check the fixtures and TV listings, then decide which match to half-follow while gawping at social media as a second screen. On...
Keegan Bradley ‘still heartbroken’ by Ryder Cup loss but open to returning as USA captain
He shoots 66 to make cut at Players Championship Rory McIlroy squeaks into third round with strong finish Keegan Bradley has admitted to still being “heartbroken” by his American Ryder Cup team’s loss at Bethpage last year. Bradley is also keen to retain the US captaincy at Adare Manor next...
Redknapp‘s Gold Cup hopes faded but the impossible dream is on to save Spurs
Former Tottenham manager says ‘I would give it a go’ after seeing his horse weaken up the Cheltenham hill Harry Redknapp is the living embodiment of Spurs’ motto, Audere est Facere: To Dare Is To Do. And on the day one improbable dream ended, with his horse The Jukebox Man...
What happened the last time Spurs were relegated and are there lessons to learn?
It was a big shock when Keith Burkinshaw’s talented side went down – but will the current team avoid that fate? Glenn Hoddle was in tears in the dressing room. Others sat in disbelief, wondering what the future held. Tottenham were the first English club in the 20th century to...
Ashes gagging orders and a storm over a teacup: it must be the new cricket season | Barney Ronay
The revamped Hundred will bring us the awkward spectacle of men in chinos struggling to keep the lid on a Pandora’s box of political volatility When the England and Wales Cricket Board promised, in a glaze of beaming positivity, that the Hundred would bring a new audience, new energy, a...
Process is progress as Scotland seek Six Nations title eliminator triumph
After 11 straight defeats against Ireland, victory in Dublin would vindicate Gregor Townsend’s faith in his players Trusting the process. It sounds like a fine idea in principle: although it really depends if your process was any good in the first place. Gregor Townsend faced down a familiar cacophony of...
England need to use their eyes and leave gameplan behind to overturn odds in Paris | Ugo Monye
Steve Borthwick must throw off the shackles in Paris to inject some attacking energy into his far-too predictable side The inquest into England’s Six Nations campaign has already started and when that is the case before the championship has even finished it is never a good sign. Everyone has their...