When exposed to cold, the human body quickly switches into survival mode. It prioritizes heat retention and protecting vital ...

The enzyme RNA polymerase II transcribes genes into messenger RNA. This process is guided by modifications to the enzyme's "tail" called phosphorylation patterns. Scientists at St. Jude Children's ...

Angelica Facoetti explains five facts accelerator physicists need to know about radiobiology to work at the cutting edge of ...

Type 1 diabetes is caused by an insufficient production of the hormone insulin by cells in the pancreas called beta cells and estimated to affect 9.5 million people worldwide.

Native Infrared Spectroscopy spectroscopy produces high-resolution molecular maps of live cells and cell organelles.

Chloroplasts—the "light power plants" of plant cells—are increasingly the focus of synthetic biology. These organelles house ...

Researchers at the University of Cologne have found that a particular dietary amino acid enhances cellular energy, thereby ...

Researchers open up plant chloroplasts for high-throughput screening for the first time, enabling faster development of more ...

Mitochondria are the small organelles that generate the energy our bodies need to grow, move, and stay healthy. As ...

EMBL researchers have been using a powerful technique called expansion microscopy to peek deeper inside living organisms and ...