Biology

Macquarie University researchers have used heat to develop a simple and effective way to help endangered frogs survive the devastating...

Researchers have uncovered how a structure in bodily carbohydrates (sugar chains or “glycans”) that regulates how they attach themselves to...

Researchers have gained new knowledge of how drugs bind to connexin molecules. These molecules form channels that allow neighbouring cells...

Biogenic monoamines — molecules like dopamine and serotonin — are famous for their role as the brain’s emissaries of mood,...

Fukuoka, Japan—The brain is the most complex organ ever created. Its functions are supported by a network of tens of...

Imagine your body as a highly organised factory where workers tirelessly assemble proteins around the clock. These proteins are the...

The leading hypothesis for the origin of firefly lights has been overturned by a genomic analysis. It had been posited...

In a groundbreaking new article, a coalition of conservationists and researchers have shown how we can protect Earth’s remaining biodiversity...

Though exposure to “trace” (an extremely small amount) elements has been shown to affect ovarian functions in experimental studies, there...

Proteins are the building blocks of life, involved in virtually every biological process. Understanding how proteins interact with each other...