How you manage the mix in cornfields can determine whether the nitrogen feeds your crop or disappears into thin air.

Living cells are sustained by countless chemical reactions that must be carefully regulated to maintain internal order and ...

A team of researchers from Caltech and the University of Southern California has developed a microrobot for drug delivery ...

Living cells are sustained by countless chemical reactions that must be carefully regulated to maintain internal order and function. Enzymes play a ...

The two proven causes of stomach ulcers are bacteria and painkillers, specifically non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) drugs such as aspirin and ibuprofen. Find out why.

Trypsin inhibitors are natural compounds found in raw soybeans that block digestive enzymes, mainly trypsin and chymotrypsin.

Everyone’s chasing “glass” (read: nearly poreless, because pores don’t actually disappear, despite what you’ve been told) skin that’s smooth, reflective, and impossibly even. What’s often left out of ...

Biochemistry is the study of the structure and function of biological molecules such as proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates and lipids. Biochemistry is also used to describe techniques suited to ...

Transfer RNAs (tRNAs) are best known for their role in decoding messenger RNA codons and translating them into amino acids. A comprehensive biochemical and structural investigation of the poxviral ...