One leading theory on the origins of life on Earth proposes that simple chemical molecules gradually became more complex, ...

The Nucleic Acids Institute is dedicated to understanding the chemical and biological basis for nucleic acid function, and to developing new and powerful nucleic acids based therapeutic and ...

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Scientists have long believed they understood how life’s genetic code evolved, but new research upends that assumption. By ...

Low-density lipoproteins (LDL)—commonly known as bad cholesterol—have long been on scientists' radar as a major contributor ...

DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), the molecular "blueprint" carrying the genetic instructions that influence the growth, ...

Organizations like Common Crawl and LAION (Large-scale Artificial ... these organizations help shape the future of technology and science. Yet, as the use of open data expands, so do the ethical ...

Pioneering work demonstrating single-channel recordings of ionic transport through biological ion channels reconstituted in synthetic ‘black lipid membranes’ has provoked considerable recent ...

The foods you eat every day can improve your eye health. Eating foods rich in vitamins A, C and E, beta-carotene, omega-3 fatty acids, lutein, zeaxanthin and zinc can help cellular growth ...

The Stupp laboratory has developed a class of peptide amphiphiles that spontaneously form high-aspect-ratio, filamentous nanostructures in water (Hartgerink et al., 2001). These peptide amphiphile ...