Studying ancient microbes like this one is risky research, but it can also reveal novel biological mechanisms that inspire ...

A team of biochemists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has developed a faster way to identify molecules in the ...

After a long search, RIKEN researchers have identified an enzyme crucial for keeping lipid-linked sugar chains in check in yeast cells. This finding, published in the Journal of Cell Biology, reveals ...

Nucleotide synthesis-the production of the basic components of DNA and RNA-is essential for cell growth and division. In most animal cells, this process depends closely on properly functioning ...

The brain's ability to carry out everything from forming memories to coordinating movement depends on its cells producing the right proteins at the right time. But directly measuring this protein ...

They say diamonds are a girl’s best friend—but do lab-grown diamonds hold the same social standing as their mined counterparts? And where to buy lab-grown diamonds? Over the last few years, lab-grown ...