RNA interference using small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) has become a mainstay of functional gene characterization and has ...

Within each cell, there is a constant struggle between life-sustaining molecules and molecules that could hasten its demise.

Despite technological progress, market expansion faces a key restraint—overdependence on established enzymes like Taq and Pfu ...

Persistent ear pain and cranial nerve deficits in a young man lead to a diagnosis of organ-threatening granulomatosis with polyangiitis requiring urgent treatment.

Cambridge researchers have engineered a solar-powered “artificial leaf” that mimics photosynthesis to make valuable chemicals sustainably. Their biohybrid device combines organic semiconductors and ...

Over the past two decades, synthetic biology has fueled advancements across a broad range of disciplines, including agriculture, bioremediation, biofuel production, and chemical manufacturing. Today, ...

Researchers in Dr. Louis Weiner’s lab at the Georgetown University Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center are examining ...

That problem is why, even though we’ve had success finding enzymes that break down common plastics like polyesters and PET, they’re only partial solutions to plastic waste. However, researchers aren’t ...

Bread has been a staple food for thousands of years, and in recent times sourdough bread has been making a comeback. It is ...

New research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison reveals that dysfunction in a protein essential to maintaining ...

Ocean bacteria have developed an enzyme that digests plastic. This breakthrough could play a crucial role in addressing the ...

Ribosomes are the cell's protein factories, which read the genetic code and assemble the proteins that every organism needs to live. But as far as how ribosomes themselves were formed, tantalizingly ...