Scientists develop a gel that mimics mollusc glue to coat the insides of blood vessels.
Scientists develop a gel that mimics mollusc glue to coat the insides of blood vessels.
Nanoparticles coated with a toxin found in bee venom can destroy HIV while leaving surrounding cells intact.
Normal proteins with regions resembling disease-causing prions are responsible for an inherited disorder that affects the brain, muscle, and bone.
The method to the dengue virus's maddening infectiousness.
Contrary to previous assumptions that macrolide antibiotics completely block the exit tunnel of ribosomes, new evidence shows that some peptides are allowed to pass.
Fueled by donations, sweat, and occasional dumpster diving, community laboratories for DIY biologists are cropping up around the country.
A survey of The Scientist readers reveals who buys cell-growth products from whom, and why.
Uranium dating of coral tools used by the earliest settlers of the South Pacific island kingdom of Tonga offers unprecedented precision in reconstructing their history.
Nanoscale cracks in bone dissipate energy to protect against fracture, a process that appears to be regulated by the interaction of two proteins.