New research into the anatomy of blue sharks (Prionace glauca) reveals a unique nanostructure in their skin that produces ...

To build proteins, cells rely on a molecule called transfer RNA, or tRNA. tRNAs act like protein-building couriers, where ...

The structure showed 12 transmembrane helices in two pseudo-symmetric bundles and two periplasmic subdomains. Experiments showed that the coiled-coil domain, whose predicted model extends from one of ...

In this issue of Nature Chemical Biology, Challis and coworkers 1 present an alternative paradigm for natural-product discovery in which the 'chance' component is largely abated.

MANY bitter-tasting substances produced by plants are known, but no conclusive relationship between bitterness and chemical structure has been proposed. Shallenberger and Acree1 recently related a ...

Caution should still be used due to the dangers of inhaling the chemical. ORIGINAL STORY Residents in part of Vinton County, Ohio, are being evacuated due to a chemical leak.

An accidental discovery in an astronomy show offers researchers a new clue about the mysterious Oort Cloud, a large expanse of icy bodies revolving around the sun.

This work first explores the historical development of these anions starting from the very beginning of the modern chemical literature (1800s) until today. This section is followed by an in-depth ...