Complex sugar-protein molecules that sense external messages to help a cell grow or respond to its environment can now be ...

Sucralose is categorized as a high-intensity sweetener along with other sugar substitutes such as aspartame, saccharin and stevia − all different than the sugar alcohols group of artificial sweeteners ...

Our bodies have to sense our environment, and receptors are one part of the sensory experience of the body. Receptors, such as those in taste buds, can interact with specific things in the environment ...

Biologists have finally solved a centuries-old mystery regarding how birds maintain sharp eyesight despite ...

For decades, baldness treatments have inched forward with incremental gains and frustrating side effects. Now a simple gel ...

Overly active immune cells are often behind lung damage in diseases such as Covid-19. Researchers have developed an RNA agent for a lung spray that slows the activity of these cells, known as ...

Each year, bacterial infections claim several million lives worldwide. That is why detecting harmful microorganisms is crucial – not only in the diagnosis of diseases but also, for example, in food ...

In plants, the space between cells is a key battleground during infection. To avoid recognition in this space, a strain of the bacterial tomato disease Pseudomonas syringae manipulates plants by ...

Researchers have determined a protein’s essential role in bacterial envelope structure and function, which could inspire a search for better antibiotics. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University (MD, ...

Liquids and solutions may look simple, but on the molecular scale they are constantly shifting and reorganizing. When sugar dissolves in water, each sugar molecule quickly becomes surrounded by fast ...