Scientists have uncovered why a critical part of photosynthesis only uses one of two seemingly identical pathways, revealing hidden energy barriers and structural nuances that could help engineer more ...

Apart from carrying the information to encode proteins in, RNA molecules can adopt intricate 2D and 3D structures. Specifically, the same RNA molecule can switch between ON and OFF structures, ...

Investigators led by Navdeep Chandel, Ph.D., the David W. Cugell, MD, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and ...

In a hot spring at Yellowstone National Park, a microbe does something that life shouldn’t be able to do: It breathes oxygen ...

In the 1950s, Stanley Miller and Nobel laureate Harold Urey conducted experiments at the University of Chicago in which they ...

It may provide a great range of benefits, with everything from improved immune system, brain, muscle and bone health and functions and better energy levels, metabolism and cell respiration, to the ...

The numerous b vitamins may offer benefits like improved immunity, brain, muscle and bone health and functions, energy levels, metabolism and cell respiration.

By adding chloroplasts to animal cells, scientists are getting closer to bringing plants’ biggest biological tool to other living things.

From body snatching to Photoshop and virtual reality, the techniques of medical illustration have evolved. But its essential role in showing clinicians how to care for the body continues today.

My first foray into discussion assessment involved the cellular energy unit in my biology course. Many students struggle to see the relevance of photosynthesis and cellular respiration and thus find ...

Since the days of ancient Egypt, medical illustrators have used images to teach complex scientific concepts.