Stressed brain cells can survive longer by slowing sugar use, revealing a short-term protective response that later turns ...

Enzymes are the molecular machines that power life; they build and break down molecules, copy DNA, digest food, and drive virtually every chemical reaction in our cells. For decades, scientists have ...

When it was announced in 2023 that the world’s first Crispr-based gene-editing therapy had been approved in the UK there was ...

That’s only one problem. Your immune system also has an adaptive system of specialized immune cells and antibodies that attack and destroy invading microbes. This system remembers what those intruders ...

Let’s say it’s 2036, and scientists are working on a new class of drugs. Today, for instance, pharmaceutical companies use ...

Carnivorous pitcher plants attract ants with their sweet but toxic nectar, turning its flowers into a deadly trap.

Scientists in Belgium—that celebrated bastion of ancient beer culture—are harnessing genetic breakthroughs and machine ...

The strategy, known as synthetic biology, is gaining momentum globally as a conservation tool and human health solution, ...

Crucian carp possess a remarkable ability to survive for months in oxygen-free, frozen northern lakes. These fish convert ...

Cement built the modern world, but it also quietly helped heat the planet. As researchers race to cut emissions from ...

When it comes to pharmacology, the big story these days is the development of the “glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) mimics,” ...

For over a century, scientists have been fascinated by bacteriophages, the tiny viruses that naturally hunt and kill bacteria. University of Otago researchers are turning to these microscopic ...