Once dismissed as “junk,” a group of RNA molecules has been found to help regrow damaged nerves in mice in new research. The ...

An interaction between two proteins points to a molecular basis for memory. But how do memories last when the molecules that ...

Researchers at the ICN2 and the UAB have developed a novel strategy to obtain different types of organic molecules by ...

Researchers discover how closed-shell PAHs cool efficiently in space, impacting models of prebiotic carbon formation.

Molecular glues, tiny molecules that connect one protein to another, are promising targets for pharmaceutical research. By ...

An attosecond—or 0.000000000000000001 second—is no time at all for a person. That is not so for electrons, atoms and molecules, and laser-wielding scientists are revealing the action ...

Excitons have been created by injecting an electron into a molecule, and then removing another one, in rapid succession.

For years, scientists have experimented with engineering techniques that can safely modify rainfall. But experts say the ...

Scientists at ETH Zurich have broken new ground by generating over 400 types of nerve cells from stem cells in the lab, far ...

Mosquito bites are much more than just a red and itchy summertime nuisance. The diseases that they carry are notoriously ...

Researchers from the University of Sydney have developed a system that mimics natural selection inside living mammalian cells ...

The key change is an ancient defense system. Basically, these tomatoes are manufacturing a version of an alkaloid whose ...