A research team led by Prof. Wang Yi and Wei Haiming from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), in ...

The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the development of CRISPR/Cas9, a method also known as "gene scissors," ...

Type IIb fast-twitch myofibers, known for their rapid contraction speed, are plentiful in small mammals but have largely ...

Researchers have identified the mechanism by which a common genetic mutation increases liver disease risk. Their findings ...

A specific gene mutation leads to aldehyde storm, an accumulation of aldehyde, which makes the person prone to liver damage ...

Researchers have discovered previously unknown antibiotic resistance genes using a new method that is capable of isolating ...

It can tag externally added drug-like molecules, with effects on the cellular ubiquitin system. These findings could open up new avenues in drug discovery and biotechnology. Small but powerful: ...

Researchers have identified the mechanism by which a common genetic mutation causes an "aldehyde storm" and increases liver ...

There's a molecule that our body makes from vitamin B5 that is critical for all of the metabolic processes essential for ...

Deep ocean energy is less advanced, but no less compelling. The deep sea holds immense thermal gradients and mineral ...

Kanazawa University, report in ACS Nano, how proteins in cells can be controllably activated through heating, an effect that ...

Ubiquitin controls the lifespan and distribution of proteins in the cell, but it can also determine their shape, function, or ...