Cell-free systems, which can express an easily detectable protein with a DNA or mRNA template without constraints of living ...

We created novel artificial cells by encapsulating a riboswitch-gene fusion with wheat germ extract in liposomes. These non-living cells promoted the expression of a glowing protein encoded in the ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have discovered a new mechanism behind blood vessel damage in type 2 diabetes. The study ...

A study shows how hemodialysis helped save the life of a horse a horse with an often deadly form of toxicosis.

Researchers have characterised how dying, or necrotic, cells contribute to the body’s regeneration process, with potential implications for wound and tissue repair.

The macromolecular organization of photosynthetic complexes within the thylakoids of higher plant chloroplasts has been a topic of significant debate. Using in situ cryo-electron tomography, this ...

The Mars Curiosity rover’s onboard mini-lab has helped confirm the existence of the largest organic molecules ever found on ...

A DNA nanomachine selectively targets skin cancer by detecting microRNA-7, activating phototherapy and releasing chemotherapy ...

A natural antibacterial molecule shows clinical promise. Its unusual binding site is on an excellent target: ...

Scientists analyzed a sample, which likely contained fatty acids, that transformed into alkanes during the heating process ...

Most people associate sneezing, runny nose, coughing, and hives as a reaction to some types of allergens. Surprisingly, to ...

The discovery of long-chain organic compounds in a 3.7-billion-year-old rock raises new questions about the Red Planet’s past ...