Agriculture, from the outset, has been made possible by humans tweaking the genes of plants to make them grow faster, produce ...

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have characterized a hidden intermediate state at the center of Src ...

Changing just one atom in a COVID-19 vaccine lipid redirects delivery from the liver to the spleen, improving tumor ...

Bacteria use a short RNA guide to detect viruses and activate a self-destruct mechanism that protects the wider microbial ...

This important study identifies PRRT2 as an auxiliary regulator of Nav channel slow inactivation, proposing that PRRT2 facilitates entry into, and delays recovery from, the slow-inactivated state. The ...

A newly revealed molecular tug-of-war may have implications for better understanding how a multitude of diseases and ...

This year saw notable progress in head and neck cancers, Huntington's disease, personalized genetic therapy, and heart ...

Researchers have identified a previously overlooked protein that helps regulate appetite and energy use in the body. This ...

Protein plays a critical role in nearly every process in the human body, from metabolism and hormone regulation to ...

Filoviruses get their name from the Latin word "filum," meaning thread-a reference to their long, filamentous shape. This virus family contains some of the most dangerous pathogens known to science, ...