The venom from the Texas coral snake causes intense pain by targeting acid-sensing ion channels, providing researchers with potential new targets for pain therapies.

A Texas environmental commission removed mentions of sea level rise and human impacts on climate change in an upcoming environmental report on Galveston Bay.

The sickle cell anemia mutation may protect against malaria by preventing the parasite from sending dangerous proteins to the red blood cell surface.

Using CT scanning, scientists were able to visualize a tiny mite hitching a ride on a 50-million-year old spider.

High stress during fetal development could  cause premature aging, according to a study in chickens, which published today (November 9) in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 

Researchers have developed a way to activate cancer fighting drugs by pulsing them with light, which could make such therapies safer.

An alternative form of an enzyme involved in the glucose metabolism pathway protects cancer cells from oxidative stress.

By selectively killing senescent cells, researchers can slow the decline of health in aging mice.

Despite the down economy, universities are ramping up their efforts to commercialize their research.

A snapshot of the most highly ranked articles in molecular biology and related areas, from Faculty of 1000

Sometime today, Earth’s 7 billionth person was born.

Platelets play a role in capturing bacteria and initiating an immune response against them.