Ordinary fat cells in obese animals can be induced to burn energy stores, generating substantial heat, according to a ...

“Na⁺-NQR has long been a bit of a puzzle for researchers, because certain parts of the enzyme appeared to be too far apart to ...

While spring still feels like a ways away, a sign of warmer weather is coming in the form of a stinky wildflower.

A team led by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin has produced what may be the strongest evidence yet that the ...

Throughout history, certain poisons have stood out for their potency and rapid effects on the human body. Cyanide can disrupt ...

Researchers introduced a yeast enzyme, ScURA, into human cells, enabling nucleotide synthesis independent of mitochondrial ...

Nucleotide synthesis-the production of the basic components of DNA and RNA-is essential for cell growth and division.

Nucleotide synthesis—the production of the basic components of DNA and RNA—is essential for cell growth and division. In most ...

In fact, we observed that if we express this transporter on the surface of healthy cells, those cells stop proliferating in the presence of D-Cys.” ...

Purdue ranks seventh in the U.S. and twelfth internationally on the NAI’s Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents report.

Scientists have identified a mirror-image form of the amino acid cysteine that selectively slows the growth of certain cancers while leaving healthy cells largely unharmed.