Creating a Promising and Novel Molecule In their research, Professor Gauthier's team studied two natural molecules: betulinic ...

In this interview, Professor James J. Collins, founder of the field of Synthetic Biology, discusses his journey to founding ...

As summer kicks into full gear and people are spending more time outside, there's one thing on many people's minds—ticks.

If measured from beginning to end, the DNA in our cells is too long to fit into the cell's nucleus, explaining why it must be ...

The structure showed 12 transmembrane helices in two pseudo-symmetric bundles and two periplasmic subdomains. Experiments showed that the coiled-coil domain, whose predicted model extends from one of ...

That extra step, however, might hold a key for better understanding certain genetic conditions, many of which stem from ...

University of Virginia scientists discover new cell organelle called "hemifusome" that helps manage cellular recycling.

Nature 421, 87–90 (2003) Klaholz, B. P. et al. Structure of the Escherichia coli ribosomal termination complex with release factor 2. Nature 421, 90–94 (2003) ...

These cells have elevated levels of a chemical modification to DNA (5-methylcytosine; 5mC) that can repress gene transcription. b, In secretory cells, OGDH expression is low, so α-KG accumulates.

Council and Parliament agree on simplified and more efficient handling of chemical assessment data The Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional deal on the OSOA (one substance one ...

Clopidogrel is a prodrug anticoagulant with active metabolites that irreversibly inhibit the platelet surface GPCR P2Y12 and thus inhibit platelet activation. However, gaining an understanding of ...