Physicists confirm there’s a second layer of information hidden in our DNA
Theoretical physicists have confirmed that it’s not just the information coded into our DNA that shapes who we are – it’s also the …
Scientists have discovered a new trigger for killing cancer cells – ScienceAlert
Scientists have found a new way of triggering the death of cancer cells, using the body’s own cell-clearing function. By harnessing the activity …
Earth May Be Home to a Trillion Microbes
According to a new estimate, there are about one trillion species of microbes on Earth, and 99.999 percent of them have yet to be …
IBM Creates A Molecule That Could Destroy All Viruses |
One macromolecule to rule them all, from Ebola to Zika and the flu Finding a cure for viruses like Ebola, Zika, or even the …
How Scientists Are Hacking Biology to Build at the Molecular Scale
The long vision of nanotechnology suggests tiny robot “assemblers” will swarm unseen in the air, water, and even our bodies, building anything from the atoms up. It’s …
Minimal Cell Reveals How Little We Know About Fundamental Genetics – D-brief
Scientists strip a microbe genome to the bare essentials needed for life. And these simple cells reveal more questions than answers. A team of …
Bacteria use traffic-cop-like mechanism to infect
A study has found that a cellular syringe-like device used to invade intestinal …
Monsanto CEO frustrated over polarized GMO debate – Apr. 18, 2016
Monsanto’s CEO is troubled by the public debate on genetically modified food. Monsanto’s CEO is troubled by the public debate on genetically modified food. …
One Gene, Many Proteins | Quanta Magazine
A new study reveals that individual genes can create many different versions of the molecular machinery that powers the cell. Source: One Gene, Many …
The Irony of Viruses
About 8 percent of our DNA is made up of viruses known as Endogenous Retroviruses (ERVs). Over millions of years, these viruses have …
The 4 genetic traits that helped humans conquer the world | New Scientist
Red hair isn’t all we got from Neanderthals. Without DNA gleaned from extinct human species our ancestors might never have survived Earth’s extremes Dozens …
Artists Reveal the Bacterial Beauty of the Human Microbiome | Mental Floss
“Invisible You” explores the human microbiome in all its bacterial beauty. In one sense, you are more bacteria than you are human. At least, …
Meet the Nanomachines That Could Drive a Medical Revolution
A group of physicists recently built the smallest engine ever created from just a single atom. Like any other engine it converts heat energy …
Mechanics of the cell | EurekAlert! Science News
Investigation of simple model cells resolves deformation mechanisms Living cells must alter their external form actively, otherwise functions like cell division would not be …