The technology at the center of the growing "resolution revolution" has again shown its value to scientists at Yale by ...

For nearly half a century, scientists have known that malaria parasites force their way into human red blood cells through a ring-shaped structure called the moving junction. What no one could work ...

RNA interference is a natural mechanism for living cells to control whether specific genes are being used or not.

The mechanical process of cell division exerts powerful, if microscopic, forces. How do the molecular machines that power it ...

A world first, a strange human pattern, and much more! We start with something you might do every day without much thought: ...

Scientists have revolutionized the way metals are made by using lower and slower heating of alloys to control how atoms self-organize during material manufacturing. The discovery, published in Science ...

Researchers have captured the first atomic-level views of human SMUG1, a key enzyme involved in repairing damaged DNA.

Gold has long stood apart from other metals. It does not rust like iron or tarnish like silver. Its shine endures across ...

The discovery from the Trinity nuclear test site shows how extreme conditions can result in materials never before seen in nature or in the lab. The term “clathrates” denotes materials characterized ...

The sunlight-collecting organelles known as chloroplasts solve a packing problem: how to optimize photosynthesis without sustaining damage from dangerously intense rays. Living on light is a dangerous ...

The UNSW research team comprises Dr Ziheng Liu, Dr Pengfei Zhang, Professor Xiaojing Hao and Dr Caixia Li. Image: UNSW/Robert Largent Researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), ...

(Nanowerk News) Membrane rafts are nanometer-scale structures rich in cholesterol and sphingolipids, believed to serve as vital platforms for cell signaling, viral entry, and cancer metastasis. Since ...