A guide to studying lipids using mass spectrometry
A guide to studying lipids using mass spectrometry
The first full computer model of a single-celled organism mimics the bacterium’s behaviors and paves the way to more complete disease models.
Rather than rely on plant-derived products, biotech companies are engineering bacteria and yeast to produce ingredients for fragrances.
Peptides extracted from scorpion venom fights off drug-resistant bacterial infections in mice.
Particle physicists and biologists unite to answer one of the most puzzling questions of the universe: Does dark matter exist?
Scientists have crafted two new definitions for the common unit of mass. The fight to pick the best one is getting nasty.
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In Chapter , "Genes, Freaks, DNA," author Sam Kean draws parallels between the lives of Gregor Mendel and Johannes Friedrich Miescher, who both made scientific discoveries that were truly ahead of their times.
New changes at The Scientist will ensure that we continue to showcase the best and brightest ideas in the life sciences.
Present in every tissue of the body, ubiquitin appears to be involved in a dizzying array of functions, from cell cycle and division to organelle and ribosome biogenesis, as well as the response to viral infection. The protein plays at least two role
Laser-based isotope detection systems are moving into the realm of food authentication.