These chains come in a wide range of lengths. In humans a typical protein is about 400 amino acids long; some are a lot longer. Molecules of RNA, one of the two nucleic acids, can reach up to 100,000 ...

The SAFE Sunscreen Standards Act seeks to revamp the FDA’s review process. Could it usher in more effective sunscreens?

Water is one of the most familiar substances on Earth, yet its behavior under extreme confinement remains poorly understood.

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The Global Women’s Health Market is expected to witness a growth rate of 4-5% in the next five years. Growing incidence of women-centric diseases (such as anaemia, endometriosis, osteoporosis, breast ...

The Jingjing Wu group at the National Key Laboratory of Synergistic Materials Creation/Frontier Science Center for Transformative Molecules (FSCTM) at ...

Life is the rarest thing in the universe. When inorganic molecules come together in the right proportions and circumstances, ...

Layered metal–organic chalcogenides (MOCs) show promise as 2D hybrid semiconductors, enhancing optoelectronic applications ...

Magnesium is one of the essential minerals without which hardly anything functions in the human body. It supports energy ...

Earth scientists often face huge challenges when researching Earth's history: many significant events occurred such a long ...

An environmental engineer explains how his research team is developing a system containing bacteria, biochar and gel to break ...

Q: It’s harder and harder to feel happy. I think it’s from a combination of health problems and changes in life circumstances ...