Weizmann Institute scientists reveal how viruses outwit cellular immune systems
Across Silicon Valley and beyond, tech entrepreneurs are making big promises to disrupt our diets.
The structure of light-harvesting antennas in a species of cyanobacteria is revealed, yielding insights into energy transfer mechanisms during photosynthesis
A new and unexpected cell death mechanism found in fly guts opens up big questions about how the digestive system really maintains its balance.
10 years ago we saw a breakthrough in modern biology.
A recent study of the gut microbiome of Alaskan brown bears (Ursus arctos) shows that the microbial life in bears’ guts allows them to achieve comparable size and fat stores while eating widely different diets.
A recent study of alligators in the Cape Fear River found the animals had elevated levels of 14 different per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) chemicals in their blood serum, as well as clinical and genetic indicators of immune system effects.
Researchers have demonstrated that engineered surfaces can be hydrophilic
Airborne chemical sends unmistakable biological signal
Study identifies cause of lake’s water loss
UC Riverside study could inform the design of effective drugs to fight SARS-CoV-2 and other coronaviruses
Scent serves as GPS for quick-to-bite disease vectors
Researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) are part of an international team that discovered 61 additional genetic loci associated with stroke and six genes that are potential targets for drug therapy to prevent or treat stroke.
For the first time, researchers at Umeå University can now show how the dreaded poliovirus behaves when it takes over an infected cell and tricks the cell into producing new virus particles. Polio was thought to be almost eradicated, but infection has now been rediscovered in London and New York.
They can live for more than 100 years and weigh up to 250 kilograms – Aldabra giant tortoises.
A green method for producing crystalline supramolecular fibers promises to make polymer production more sustainable
RIKEN-engineered microbes and plant lignin could soon help produce everything from car tires to engine components.
Six fluorescent compounds have been uncovered by a novel strategy for designing molecules that combines machine learning and quantum chemistry calculations
A roof-like ligand permits the selective synthesis of one of the three possible isomers of a key class of aromatic chemicals
A catalytic combination of multiple monomers generates a polymer that has an exceptional ability to self-heal