Despite its compact structure—composed of only three amino acids—this endogenous tripeptide has been repeatedly situated at ...

A study reveals how proteins form temporary clusters to manage cellular damage, and how disruptions in this process may lead ...

Inside every cell, a cleanup operation runs around the clock. Proteins are constantly damaged by wear and tear. Some can be repaired, while others must be dismantled and recycled. When this system ...

Perovskite solar cells shouldn’t work as well as they do—but they do. Scientists have now discovered that defects inside the ...

Syracuse University scientists learned how a flexible, reshaping protein creates temporary sorting and storing centers in stressed cells to potentially protect their health. A companion study found ...

Processes such as wound healing, hair growth, and the continual renewal of cells all rely on cell division. In this process, chromosomes must be evenly distributed between two daughter cells. Even ...

Inside every cell, a cleanup operation runs around the clock. Proteins are constantly damaged by wear and tear. Some can be repaired, while others ...

They can pose a threat to human health — yeast infections are but one example. Scientists say not enough attention is paid to ...

Scientists used a tool called SynTrogo to edit brain circuits in mice, showing that trimming select synapses can make ...

Earth formed within such a precise “Goldilocks zone” for oxygen that a 5% change would have prevented life from emerging.

Researchers in China have engineered two new chemical compounds that capture the pain-killing benefits of cannabis while ...

He says there's a "silence surge" in drug-resistant fungi and that it's mostly happening under-the-radar. This is a ...