At some point during the evolution of life on Earth, inorganic matter became organic, nonliving matter became living. How ...

At some point during the evolution of life on Earth, inorganic matter became organic, nonliving matter became living. How ...

Matcha green tea can affect your metabolism and help burn fat. Learn about the research into the metabolic effects of matcha.

Scientists have identified a new type of protein in bacteria that could change our understanding of how these organisms ...

Fiber-optic ATR-IR spectroscopy enables real-time liver tumor classification during surgery, offering faster and more ...

Among the screened plants, they discovered a mutant named lipid-rich 1-1 (liri1-1), which had five times more TAGs and half the starch content of wild-type plants.

Unraveling Complex Carbohydrates Image courtesy of Stefan Eberhard, CCRLPhotomicrograph of glucose Carbohydrates are the forgotten cousin of biopolymers. Peruse a standard cell biology text, and they ...

A new molecular engineering technique can precisely influence the development of organoids. Microbeads made of specifically folded DNA are used to release growth factors or other signal molecules ...

Lipid droplets (LDs) serve as storage organelles found in plant leaves and seeds. While the functions of seed LD proteins in lipid metabolism are well understood, many leaf LD proteins remain ...

Synopsis Early detection of lung cancer by developing reliable biomarkers to improve the prognosis of lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) patients is urgently needed. In this study we identified four signature ...

Now, chemists have partly unlocked the recipe by creating a complex compound essential to all life — in a lab. Ask your climate questions.

Comment Molecular Storms review: Unsung physics helps unpick life's complexity Liam Graham's book is an ambitious, sometimes technical bid to explain how unflashy thermodynamics answers deep ...