Biology
Research led by Göttingen University studies carbon sinks and land-use in a mangrove-fringed lagoon in Java
Advance could help identify drugs to eventually treat fibrosis
The combination of flexibility and protection seen in the chiton mollusk make it ideal for biomimicry project
Researchers at ETH Zurich collaborated with an Israeli scientist to develop a means of storing extensive information in almost any object
Japanese researchers led by Osaka University show that a Class 1 CRISPR gene editing system can achieve functional DNA repairs in human cells with no prominent off-target effects
Despite the growing recognition of the importance of the pH directly surrounding a cell as an indicator of cell health, techniques to measure it so far remain limited
Researchers have engineered lager yeast to make more molecules that protect beer against staling, resulting in improved flavor stability
A new Baylor College of Medicine-led study in mice shows that epigenetics plays a key role in determining one's innate drive to exercise
Scientists discover multiple mechanisms at work in widely-used diabetes drug metformin
A recent study showed that while humans require only 10 to 100 ‘bugs’ to cause endophthalmitis, and mice require 5,000 before infection, in zebrafish, even 250,000 bacteria won’t cause the eye infection
Dissecting self-organizing protein systems step by step may help scientists design the process of biological pattern formation from minimal ingredients
