(Phys.org) -- Molecules containing large chains of carbon and hydrogen--the building blocks of all life on Earth--have been the targets of missions to Mars from Viking to the present day. While these molecules have previously ...
Space Exploration
May 24, 2012
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(Phys.org) —Viruses are biological pirates, invading cells and hijacking their machinery to reproduce and infect again. Research at Harvard Medical School is shedding new light on the battle line where viral and cell membranes ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 21, 2013
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Nature proves every day that it is both complex and efficient. Organic chemists are envious of it; their conventional tools confine them to simpler achievements. Thanks to the work of professor Stefan Matile's team from the ...
Materials Science
Aug 19, 2012
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Brain cells manufacture proteins in every corner, including their long branches. Neurons missing this ability cause severe neurological disorders like disability and epilepsy. The groups of Marino Zerial, Max Planck Institute ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 2, 2023
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In the race against climate change and ocean acidification, some sea urchins may still have a few tricks up their spiny sleeves, suggesting that adaptation will likely play a large role for the sea creatures as the carbon ...
Environment
Jun 12, 2013
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A groundbreaking technique awarded the Nobel Chemistry Prize on Wednesday has allowed scientists, using unearthly cold temperatures, to produce exquisitely detailed images of the tiniest structures in cells.
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 4, 2017
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Maternal milk is fundamental to the health of newborns, but how has this crucial feature of early childhood development evolved in primates?
Archaeology
May 23, 2013
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International research has suggested that many coral species won't survive beyond the end of this century, but marine biologists at Victoria University are offering an alternative scenario.
Ecology
May 7, 2013
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Researchers at the University of East Anglia have proposed a new way of using quantum light to "see" quantum sound.
Optics & Photonics
Oct 4, 2023
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BOSTON--By combining the art of origami with nanotechnology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers have folded sheets of DNA into multilayered objects with dimensions thousands of times smaller than the thickness of a ...
Biochemistry
May 20, 2009
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