Infomercial channels are riddled with the next-best hair-loss solution, but those toupees, ointments, and hair plugs might ...

The researchers designed short and simple dipeptides, mainly consisting of alternating amino acids with aromatic side groups, tyrosine (Y) and histidine (H) (Fig. 2). The former is hydrophobic residue ...

Phosphorus appears in biological molecules like nucleotides, phospholipids, and nucleic acids. But it’s not easy to trace its ... and these can be used to figure out its structure. Quantum chemistry ...

In this interview, Professor James J. Collins, founder of the field of Synthetic Biology, discusses his journey to founding ...

The Innovation Center of NanoMedicine has summarized the results of its collaborative research with Professor Kanjiro Miyata's group from the Department of Materials Engineering/Bioengineering at the ...

Advances in the speed, scale, and affordability of nucleic acid synthesis over the last two decades have catalyzed a rapidly evolving landscape in ...

Nucleic acids articles from across Nature Portfolio Nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) are polymers of nucleotides – each nucleotide consists of a pentose sugar, a phosphate group and one of the ...

When the Empire State Building was constructed, its 102 stories rose above midtown one piece at a time, with each individual ...

The development of an autocatalytic, exponential replicator that is based solely on nucleic acids has implications for our understanding of the origins of life and potential applications in ...

Insects possess a remarkable ability to develop innate immune memory, and the mechanisms underlying this process are becoming a central topic in innate immunity research.

Look inside a brain cell with Huntington's disease or ALS and you are likely to find RNA clumped together. These solid-like clusters, thought to be irreversible, can act as sponges that soak up ...

Plants produce a wide diversity of compounds. Broadly, these are separated into primary metabolites, which are necessary for ...