New research shows that fluctuating environmental conditions helped chemical mixtures self-organize and evolve in structured ...

This study demonstrates the critical role of Afadin on the generation and maintenance of complex cellular layers in the mouse retina. The data are solid, which provides important insights into how ...

So, if astrobiologists ever do find alien life with a weird chemistry that uses some liquid other than water, it's not likely ...

Grave warnings have been issued about the dangers of creating life forms using mirror-image molecules. How worried should we be?

California-based nonprofit Arc Institute and Stanford University, in collaboration with NVIDIA, unveiled Evo 2 on Wednesday ...

Oxysterols, molecules derived from cholesterol, play crucial roles in our bodies but can also contribute to various diseases.

Enzymes are molecular machines that carry out the chemical reactions that sustain all life, an ability that has captured the ...

Their discovery showed that even tucked away in our innards – in the walls of our stomachs, subjected to vinegar-like pH ...

Fluctuations in ancient Earth’s environment might have propelled the chemical complexity that laid the foundation for life.

For decades, scientists assumed that life on Earth emerged through a chain of highly improbable flukes. But a new theory suggests it may have instead arrived just in time.

While the opportunities for quantum computing in life sciences are immense, it faces major challenges that must be addressed.

Scientists explore Lost City, in the Atlantic, where chemical reactions in hydrothermal vents could explain the origin of ...