A new study published in the journal Cell Reports reveals that a protein called Piezo 1 is directly responsible for sensing touch. Knowledge about Piezo...
An international team of scientists from the United States and China has found a sensor for the reactive molecules linked to diabetic complications. The...
A new animal study published in the journal Cell Reports shows vitamin D engages longevity genes to increase lifespan and prevent the accumulation of toxic...
The genetic cause of a syndrome characterized by multiple frustrating and difficult-to-treat symptoms, including dizziness and lightheadedness, skin flushing...
Pie charts show the proportion of chromosomes within different populations worldwide that carry a non-working copy of the FLG gene, a primary risk factor...
According to a team of scientists at the University of Rochester, a rare mutation in a flu-encoded protein, called Non-Structural protein 1 (NS1), renders...
A multinational team of researchers has uncovered fossil proteins dating back 3.8 million years — a discovery that will enhance future understanding...
A Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory-led interdisciplinary research team has developed the first-ever biological identification method that exploits...
A new kind of chemical compound can block the protein Ebola virus uses to break out of cells and infect new cells, according to a new study by researchers...
According to a team of researchers led by Yale University, infection by the Zika virus diverts a key protein necessary for neural cell division in the...
New research led by University of Victoria’s April Nowell reveals surprisingly sophisticated adaptations by early humans living 250,000 years ago in...
New research is casting doubt on a widely held belief about how cells use DNA to make proteins.
DNA molecule. Image credit: Christoph Bock, Max Planck...
In a new study published in the journal eLife, scientists apply big-data analysis to reveal the full extent of viruses’ impact on the evolution of humans...
Sunflowers. Image credit: Betty Jo Tindle / CC BY-SA 3.0.
The one fact about plants that most people probably remember from school is that they use sunlight...
An international team of researchers from the United States and Australia has made a successful vaccine formulation that targets pathological proteins...
Small water molecules control protein motion, a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has found.
According to Zhong...
Generating functional pancreatic β (beta) cells in the lab has been a challenge for diabetes researchers. When human stem cells develop into beta cells...
A team of scientists at Umeå University in Sweden has discovered a special group of muscle fibers in the soft palate of the human mouth.
Upper respiratory...
A large team of American scientists has found evidence of blood vessel-like structures in the fossil of Brachylophosaurus canadensis, a mid-sized duck-billed...
