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

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

The exhaust from airplanes contains small particles called aerosols. These particles act as a “landing zone” for the molecules in water vapor. Under the right conditions, the water molecules come ...

The hunt for a medical breakthrough has been caught up in the Trump administration's political assault on the university.

Kevin Peterson spent two years working as an auto industry engineer before he decided owning a bar might be more fun. He ...

IISc researchers uncover how lac insect produces laccaic acid for prized pigment using symbiotic yeast-like organism.

A large-scale bibliometric analysis maps global research on hydrogels as next-generation drug delivery systems for cancer ...

PROTEUS, a system designed to harness “directed evolution,” can speed the process up by years, or even decades.

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

The environmental impact of nine pesticides, commonly used in grape cultivation, may have been significantly underestimated, suggesting current pesticide risk assessment criteria need updating.

Australians progressing the work of a Nobel prize-winning chemist have developed a superbug-­destroying protein using ...

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