Later, scientists tested these synthetic prostaglandins in cells and animals and verified that they functioned like the naturally occurring molecules, validating the proposed structures.

Experts sounded an alarm about the potentially lethal risks of creating mirror bacteria, synthetic organisms in which the ...

For example, biochemical reactions in a cell's mitochondria transfer energy from fatty acids and pyruvate molecules into an energy-rich molecule called adenosine triphosphate (ATP). Subsequently ...

Living cells and tissues show a high capacity to absorb various chemical compounds from the surrounding environment. Although ...

Biological cells have many vital functions in the organism. For example, they produce proteins, carbohydrates and fats. But ...

According to the new paper, researchers fear that mirror bacteria could be able to evade natural predators like phage viruses ...

“Mirror bacteria” could evade people’s immune systems, they suggest, causing deadly infections. Such infections could also ...

A team of researchers used a new technique, called high-resolution template matching, or HRTM, to uncover in unprecedented detail the movement of ribosomes -- the molecular structures that synthesize ...

This takes place when molecules diffuse across the cell membrane by travelling through specific transport proteins. It occurs down a concentration gradient - molecules move from an area of high to ...

A new technology uses engineered T cells that act as immune “referees” to soothe overreacting immune responses. They also can ...