Biology

Proteins are the workhorses of life. Organisms use them as building blocks, receptors, processors, couriers and catalysts. A protein’s structure...

Link to release:Credit: Nature Materials Link to release: https://www.washington.edu/news/2024/04/30/oects/   Researchers who want to bridge the divide between biology and...

Clinical-stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery company Insilico Medicine (“Insilico”) has announced that the Company will move its headquarters...

A new type of bioplastic could help reduce the plastic industry’s environmental footprint. Researchers led by the University of California...

With the help of a form of machine learning called deep reinforcement learning (DRL), the EPFL robot notably learned to...

It is possible to engineer increased mesophyll conductance in plants according to new research from the University of Illinois. Mesophyll conductance...

Most of us have a tough time eating enough veggies. According to the World Economic Forum only one in 10...

Body shape, colour and behaviour often evolve together as species adapt to their environment. Researchers from Lund University in Sweden...

While artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug design has made enormous advances in recent years, much of the current technology still relies...

WASHINGTON, DC – (April 26, 2024) The effects of quantum mechanics—the laws of physics that apply at exceedingly small scales—are...

As embryos, all complex organisms are partially made up of pluripotent stem cells, a term for cells that have the...

The flowering plant tree of life, much like our own family tree, allows us to understand how different species are...

Tuberculosis is the infectious disease caused by a single bacterium that claims the most lives worldwide. Approximately 10 million people...

Our lungs are bombarded by all manner of different particles every single day. Whilst some are perfectly safe for us,...