Coccolithophores are a type of single-celled microalgae that fix CO2 into organic matter and precipitate calcium carbonate, ...

Made out of a fluorescent protein, the qubit is just 3 nanometers in diameter, scientists report August 20 in Nature. By hitting the protein with laser light, tweaking it with microwaves and observing ...

As the annual meeting of the American Society for Human Genetics – this year held in Boston (MA, USA) from 14–18 October – ...

Microbes are known for their remarkable survival abilities. And now, scientists have discovered another remarkable trait: Turning cement into an electricity storage device.

Adipotide (FTPP) peptide is a research tool for adipose tissue, vascular targeting, and metabolic studies. Explore its structure, mechanisms, and applications.

Steven McKnight and Dirk Görlich received the Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award for their work on the role of ...

Lucy Shapiro received this year’s Lasker Special Achievement Award for her discovery of how bacteria use genetic circuits to ...

The Lasker Foundation honors Dirk Görlich, director at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Multidisciplinary Sciences (Germany), and Steven McKnight, professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center (US), ...

Dirk Görlich and Steven McKnight receive the Lasker Prize for their groundbreaking research on low complexity regions in ...

Scientists have created living cement with electricity-generating bacteria, enabling self-regenerating supercapacitors for ...

Lucy Shapiro entered biology “like a bolt of lightning.” A groundbreaking scientist, mentor, drug developer and advocate for science communication is recognized for a lifetime of achievements.

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), manmade chemicals that accumulate in the body over time, have been linked to liver disease and cancer, but it is not yet clear how they cause damage.