A collaboration between The Wistar Institute and the University of Buea in Cameroon has uncovered the mechanisms for a medicinal plant with anti-HIV potential in Croton oligandrus Pierre & Hutch ...

In the search for extraterrestrial life in the universe, biosignatures, which indicate or suggest the presence of a ...

Nov. 21, 2024 — In a groundbreaking new study scientists have revealed that the widely prescribed Parkinson's disease drug entacapone significantly disrupts the human gut microbiome by inducing ...

Nov. 19, 2024 — A speed record has been broken using nanoscience, which could lead to a host of new advances, including improved battery charging, biosensing, soft ...

New research offers a potential explanation for the formation of early Earth protocells. Few questions have captivated ...

The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry in the College of Liberal Arts offers the B.A. in Biochemistry. To be admitted into this degree program, students must meet certain prerequisites. Students ...

Biochemistry is the study of the structure and function of biological molecules such as proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates and lipids. Biochemistry is also used to describe techniques suited ...

The central dogma of biology defines the flow of genetic information: It describes how proteins are made from mRNA templates, ...

Lecturers say it has fostered deeper subject understanding while alleviating stress associated with written exams. And, the ...

Few questions have captivated humankind more than the origin of life on Earth. How did the first living cells come to exist? How did these early protocells develop the structural membranes necessary ...

During this year-long program, participants will engage in collaborative research projects addressing a variety of questions about the evolution of biological interactions, including interactions ...