The viruses that infect bacteria are the most abundant biological entities on the planet. For example, a recent simple study ...

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The earliest cells likely didn’t have membranes to separate and protect their components and chemistry away from a harsh ...

Cell membranes from comb jellies reveal a new kind of adaptation to the deep sea: curvy lipids that conform to an ideal shape ...

Recently published research looks at the possibility that rainwater played a crucial role in stabilizing early cells, paving ...

Prof Rivka Isaacson from King’s College London explains her excitement at what Google DeepMind’s latest AI model can do with protein prediction.

Oral and orthodontic specialists confirm that the jaw structure of the body discovered in the Gaza ruins matches Sinwar’s ...

Biochemist David Baker — just announced as a recipient of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry — turned to the High Flux Isotope ...

Inside every cell, a network of tiny filaments, called the microtubule cytoskeleton, helps maintain the cell's shape, allows it to divide, and transports vital materials from one part of the cell to ...

Emerging protein-design competitions aim to sift out the functional from the fantastical. But researchers hope that the real ...