Researchers have revealed how bacteria precisely control the genes that trigger cell division. The study shows that the MraZ protein, which normally forms a donut-shaped structure, must bend and ...

In the journal Science Advances, scientists in Sweden and the U.S. report the first-ever direct observation of a type of short-lived molecule that has shaped decades of thinking in atmospheric ...

Innate immune sensors – known as pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) – detect specific molecular components of bacterial or viral intruders. The PRRs forward the signals which results in the ...

Cockroach gut microbes can rapidly degrade polystyrene, demonstrating their potential for plastic bioremediation.

You are here because of a single, all-important enzyme. But don’t look inward to find ribulose-­1,5-­bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase, known more mercifully among scientists as rubisco. Instead, ...

Cosmic jellyfish aside, jellyfish are not an animal that you would expect to encounter in space too much. But at one point in the 1990s, 60,000 jellyfish spent time in space aboard the European Space ...

In laboratory science, consistency is everything. Whether calibrating instruments, validating procedures, or conducting controlled experiments, researchers rely on standardized materials that behave ...

Named by the Evening Standard as one of the top 100 people shaping London in 2025, Professor David Nutt has authored over 500 research papers and more than 30 books. One of the world’s foremost ...

Through bi-parental genetic mapping and high-quality DNA sequencing analysis, the research team identified naturally occurring allelic variants of the GmSNAP14 gene in resistant soybean lines, ...

According to an Ipsos survey, 78% of Gen Z respondents describe themselves as health-conscious, while 79% say prioritising ...

Christopher Buck is fermenting a vaccine in his kitchen. You can too. Specifically, Buck brews and quaffs a hazy beer that ...