How you manage the mix in cornfields can determine whether the nitrogen feeds your crop or disappears into thin air.

Living cells are sustained by countless chemical reactions that must be carefully regulated to maintain internal order and ...

Living cells are sustained by countless chemical reactions that must be carefully regulated to maintain internal order and function. Enzymes play a ...

A team of researchers from Caltech and the University of Southern California has developed a microrobot for drug delivery ...

The potential of microrobots is enormous. These miniature objects can be designed to carry out actions within the body, such as sensing biomarkers, manipulating objects like blood clots, or delivering ...

Trypsin inhibitors are natural compounds found in raw soybeans that block digestive enzymes, mainly trypsin and chymotrypsin.

The two proven causes of stomach ulcers are bacteria and painkillers, specifically non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) ...

Everyone’s chasing “glass” (read: nearly poreless, because pores don’t actually disappear, despite what you’ve been told) skin that’s smooth, reflective, and impossibly even. What’s often left out of ...

Biochemistry is the study of the structure and function of biological molecules such as proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates and lipids. Biochemistry is also used to describe techniques suited to ...

Transfer RNAs (tRNAs) are best known for their role in decoding messenger RNA codons and translating them into amino acids. A comprehensive biochemical and structural investigation of the poxviral ...