Credit: Dr. Bimal Banik et al., Bentham Science Publishers Indoloquinoline alkaloids have received significant popularity because of their antimalarial and DNA intercalating properties as well...
EUGENE, Ore. -- Oct. 12, 2017 -- Although proteins have very different function functions, or specialties, in living cells, they share the general characteristics --...
Credit: University of Alberta Recent research discoveries in the development of brain disorders could pave the way to new therapies for treating seizures, and even...
Credit: Lilian Hsiao New research from North Carolina State University, MIT and the University of Michigan finds that the surface texture of microparticles in a...
Johns Hopkins University scientists are part of a research team assessing how a person's genetic profile affects his body. The results could help show how...
Using a modified version of the CRISPR genome-editing system, MIT researchers have developed a new way to screen for genes that protect against specific diseases....
Credit: Colleen Gino The recent intense hurricanes in the Atlantic have sharply focused attention on how climate change can exacerbate extreme weather events. Scientific research...
Credit: Turner et al./Cell 2017 Autism has genetic roots, but most cases can't be explained by current genetic tests. Now, patterns found in autistic children's...
Credit: Luke Mahler EAST LANSING, Mich. - While many animals try to avoid sticky situations, lizards evolved to seek them out. Travis Hagey, Michigan State...
Credit: Mike Morse/Northeastern University Fifteen years ago, a class of proteins was discovered, which give humans innate immunity to HIV-1. Unfortunately, HIV-1 is a smart...
(American Geophysical Union) Combination of El Niño and 2016 Ecuador earthquake likely worsened Zika outbreak
The BioScience Talks podcast features discussions of topical issues related to the biological sciences. The illicit wildlife trade is a multi-billion-dollar business that spans the...
Credit: Changxi Yang, Tsinghua University WASHINGTON -- The exciting applications of wearable sensors have sparked a tremendous amount of research and business investment in recent...
A pregnant mother sleeping on her back during late pregnancy may cause problems for the fetus, according to new research published in The Journal of...
The virulence of pathogens is considered an important health care problem due to their resistance against conventional antibiotics. The recent challenge for researchers involves the...
