An expert on carbohydrate transport, Kornberg contributed to the discovery of several metabolic cycles in microorganisms during his seven-decade career.

The Northwestern University professor developed surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, an invaluable technique for detecting and identifying individual molecules.

A new cryoprotectant safeguards frozen cells against degradation.

The chemical process may make the metal more soluble and move it closer to the Earth’s surface.

As ONC201 moves through human clinical trials, scientists finally figure out that the compound and its analogs target a mitochondrial protease.

Genes inserted into the yeast genome produce the compounds CBD and THC in the microbes.

All life on Earth uses a genetic code based on four nucleotides. Now, scientists have created one with eight.

Liquid-like droplets containing DNA and proteins provide a model for researchers to study membraneless organization in the cell.

Steitz determined the atomic structure of the ribosome, work for which he won the 2009 Nobel Prize in chemistry.