Imagine that plants could tell us exactly when they're stressed, infected, or being eaten by insects, by lighting up. A new ...

Our bodies perform many critical metabolic reactions, using a wide range of enzymes and other molecules. When there is a problem with one of these metabolism-related molecules because of a genetic ...

Jacobs School researchers have shown how an electron diffraction technique can quickly and efficiently create high-resolution ...

For years, biomolecular condensates were thought to be simple, liquid-like droplets with little internal organization. New ...

A new single-molecule flow-stretch assay enables real-time observation of DNA-protein interactions to identify the molecular ...

In the intricate machinery of the inner ear, hearing begins with a protein that moves a few billionths of a meter up to ...

Minutes matter when a surgeon is deciding how much tissue to remove. Yet for centuries, medical imaging has leaned on stains ...

A new study challenges a decades-old explanation for how bacteria change direction, revealing that the process may be driven ...

Scientists have developed a network of mechanical motors that mimic the molecular machinery underpinning human muscle ...

DNA, long known as the molecule that carries genetic information, is taking on a new role in science. Researchers now see it ...

Aging does not arrive all at once. It builds quietly across years, touching cells long before symptoms appear. Scientists ...