We may be on the cusp of a new era of biochemical discovery, but turning these advancements into drugs isn’t so easy ...

The microbial community in the human gut plays a central role in various diseases. An important form of chemical ...

A leftover from microbes’ meals is linked to early heart disease in people. In mice, it contributed to plaque buildup in the arteries.

Proteins are life's molecular workhorses, doing everything from turning sunlight into food to fighting viruses.

Just one year into her college career at East Stroudsburg University, Luna Mumma has found her passion in chemistry research.

In the 1950s, Stanley Miller and Nobel laureate Harold Urey conducted experiments at the University of Chicago in which they ...

A new study, published by a team of UBC Okanagan chemistry researchers, is creating a major rethink of how enzymes work. And ...

Inside each cell of the human body are proteins that control which genes are expressed at the right place and time. However, intriguingly, many of the most important proteins involved in gene ...

Martin Kampman, recipient of the Byers Award for outstanding research by faculty members in the middle of their careers, ...

Can you imagine a life-saving molecule whose “twin” is a deadly poison? As surprising as it may seem, this chemical reality is known as “chirality”. Like a right hand and a left hand, two molecules ...

What Is the Strait of Hormuz, and Why Is It Important? Iranian officials have threatened to mine the waterway, which is a key shipping route for oil and gas.