The science of memories has been pursued and studied since the days of ancient Greece and Aristotle. Today, research ...

A system once tied to DNA organization in cyanobacteria has evolved into a structure that shapes the cell itself. This shift ...

Researchers at Durham have helped unlock a new understanding of how bacteria import antimicrobial peptides—the molecules that can kill or inhibit microbes. The research sheds new light on SbmA, a key ...

Joint Press Release from the Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin ...

Cell membranes are more than just barriers—they are dynamic, multifunctional structures essential for life. From controlling what enters and exits the cell to enabling communication and repair, they ...

How do cells know when to activate or slow down their activity? A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) provides new ...

Researchers decoded how mRNA is transported in Ustilago maydis cells. They identified how binding motifs ensure accurate ...

Scientists have uncovered how graphene oxide pulls off a remarkable trick: it hunts down and destroys harmful bacteria while ...

Before seedlings can photosynthesize, they depend on fatty acids—and on peroxisomes to process them. Researchers discovered ...

Shifting gears somewhat, in 2008 Agre began a 15-year run as director of the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, a ...

Born as a coal-tar dye, reborn as a “magic bullet,” methylene blue has taken an improbable journey from textile vats to today ...

Plants spend most of their lives using photosynthesis to make energy. However, in the earliest phase after a seed begins to grow, they cannot yet ...