Microorganisms can do remarkable things—for example, nitrogen fixation, the conversion of nitrogen gas (N₂) into a form that ...

Deep in the ocean, brown algae and diatoms produce a complex carbohydrate molecule called fucoidan, which helps form their protective outer layers. The fucoidan molecule is very difficult for microbes ...

Mast cells are long-lived, tissue-resident immune cells whose responses are shaped by their anatomical niches. Despite their ...

Genesis Mission partnership between national labs and AI startup builds new model to automate large-scale science ...

Childhood cancer survivors often experience late adverse effects that may be linked to chemotherapy mutagenesis. We studied ...

But the study revealed a surprising twist: Caffeine does not appear to act directly on TOR. Instead, it works through AMPK, or AMP-activated protein kinase, a cellular energy sensor that acts like a ...