Billions of years ago, simple organic molecules drifted across Earth's primordial landscape - nothing more than basic ...

We are continually in an evolutionary arms race with bacteria. As we develop new antibiotics, they develop resistance, and so ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising secret about our DNA: it’s not a static blueprint, but a constantly shifting, folding ...

The number of known proteins is infinitely small in comparison to the universe of possible proteins which could in theory be ...

A doctor has warned that vaccinations may be less effective against a new Covid variant with 75 mutations in its structure, ...

A new imaging technique reveals lipids in cellular membranes and shows how they are organized at the nanoscale.

A new imaging approach is shedding light on one of cell biology’s most elusive questions: how lipids are organized and sorted within membranes.

For many of us "protein" is the key element of a food order. However, beyond your preferred choice of meats or plant-based alternatives, proteins encompass a large class of complex biomolecules whose ...

Looking for a healthy snack? Well, according to science, tacos al pastor are better for you than that granola bar you like to ...

Peptide science has expanded rapidly in recent decades, revealing molecules with intriguing signaling roles that may influence diverse regenerative and organizational processes within an organism.

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified how the quintessential immune protein known as stimulator of ...