Chemists have long been fascinated and frustrated by saxitoxin: a molecule that causes temporary paralysis by blocking the ...

Silver-based atomic switches that create stable electrical connections between individual molecules and electrodes have been ...

The research could speed developing new medicines for diseases such as Alzheimer’s and cancer, or new energy sources.

That observation was prompted by a visit to the walk-in storage cooler inside the Blood Bank in UAB Hospital. If you are squeamish at the sight of blood, this is not the place for you. When the door ...

Curiosity-driven experiments in a basement eventually sparked a worldwide rethink of how stress, addiction, and life experiences shape the brain.

Erbium molecular qubits provide precise optical and spin transitions for quantum controlThese qubits enable spin states to be ...

Despite the importance of GoF modifications, they have sometimes faced misplaced concerns or opposition that could lead to their being overregulated or even banned.

But what technologies would one put on a wish list for the coming decades for chemistry and biology? I for one would like ...

This week in Science, Michael K. Rosen and 10 other members of a large collaboration at the Marine Biological Laboratory, the ...

Cedars-Sinai scientists have created a new experimental drug called TY1 that helps the body repair damaged DNA and restore ...

Ginkgo Bioworks shares were 6% higher, at $9.76, after the company said it has been awarded a four-year contract, worth up to $47 million, by the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory at Pacific ...

NASA’s Bennu samples have revealed an unexpected mix of sugars, sticky 'gum-like' material and ancient stardust. Scientists ...