Leucine powers up the body’s energy engines by protecting the proteins that keep mitochondria running strong. Credit: Shutterstock. Scientists have discovered how the amino acid ...

Researchers found that the body’s natural recycling system, the lysosome, plays a vital role in removing the protein that ...

A Stanford-led team has replaced toxic pre-transplant chemotherapy with a targeted antibody, allowing children with Fanconi ...

Dr. Watson was one of three recipients of the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for decoding the genetic blueprint for life.

That morning, James Watson, the American whiz kid who had not yet turned 25, and his British colleague, Francis Crick, had ...

The breakthrough did not come until 1953, when Watson visited Wilkins at King’s College in London, and Wilkins showed him a ...

A protein involved with cell death can be manipulated to slow or reverse tumor growth, a pair of new studies in mice found.

His decoding of the blueprint for life with Francis H.C. Crick made him one of the most important scientists of the 20th ...

When exposed to cold, the human body quickly switches into survival mode. It prioritizes heat retention and protecting vital ...

Genetic engineers can design and assemble sophisticated gene circuits to program cells with new functions, but important ...

A team at Carnegie Mellon University is helping kids understand artificial intelligence with a soft, squishy, LED-lit neural ...

Organizing curriculum around a central story motivates students to advance the narrative while mastering advanced material.