It took two scientists decades to find a new nitrogen-fixing organelle. It could change the future of sustainable agriculture ...

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New research from Oxford offers reassurance regarding statin use. While muscle aches are common, severe muscle damage linked ...

Created from 150 components, including lipids, ribosomes, enzymes, and DNA, in the lab. At the core of the design are 36 ...

A groundbreaking study from IIT Bombay reveals a new cellular mechanism that reduces harmful blood lipids while preventing fat buildup in the liver, paving the way for innovative treatments for ...

Pacific oyster extract protected the gut barrier and reduced inflammation in human cells, giving discarded oysters a ...

Tiny, quivering spheres designed to feed and multiply raise prospect of artificial organisms to make drugs, food and fuel ...

Scientists built a synthetic cell that combines more lifelike properties than ever before — proof of concept that it’s possible to bring nonliving materials to life, or something close to it, in the ...

Lone-star ticks don’t just pursue and bite people. The affliction they’re spreading, an allergy to red meat known as ...

The authors examined the changes in shape of biomolecular condensates, tiny droplets in cells that drive transcription and other gene regulation processes linked to disease, including Alzheimer’s, ALS ...

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A team at the University of Basel, Switzerland, has developed a versatile nanorobot with propulsion and payload modules. The two reusable modules autonomously self-assemble and could be used in ...