At MIT, one genome researcher is testing a different approach. Bin Zhang, associate professor of chemistry and the leader of ...

For the first time, scientists have mapped the 3D structure of the human sweet taste receptor, offering critical insights ...

Scientists at Columbia University have just mapped the exact molecular structure that makes us love sugar and artificial ...

Researchers just discovered super stem cells capable of resetting themselves back to a stronger, younger version.

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Each cell has their own genetic code that helps maintain viability and directs function.  This genetic code is commonly referred to as deoxyribonuclei | Immunology ...

There are several steps between research on seemingly esoteric subjects and breakthrough medical treatments. Ethical ...

A new class of molecules capable of killing the cancer cells that are refractory to standard treatments and responsible for recurrence has just been developed. This crucial advance in the fight ...

An innovative imaging technique developed at Carnegie Mellon University reveals single bacterial cells leaving their biofilm ...

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