For the first time, researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have succeeded in using nanorobots to stimulate ...

Explore the fascinating world of the human body in this animated educational video. Discover the roles of essential organs ...

Before cells can divide by mitosis, they first need to replicate all of their chromosomes, so that each of the daughter cells can receive a full set of genetic material. Scientists have until now ...

IN a study of the structure of the cell wall of baker's yeast with the electron microscope, one of us (A. L. H.) obtained results which induced us to start microchemical work on the presence of chitin ...

New research has updated the understanding of how sugars, known as glycans, help immune cells move into the skin in the ...

A novel technology that utilizes light of different wavelengths to control cellular functions by inducing reversible assembly and disassembly of molecules has been developed. This breakthrough could ...

DNA isn't just a long string of genetic code, but an intricate 3D structure folded inside each cell. That means the tools ...

Excel has plenty of built-in functions for calculations, but some of the most useful ones don't crunch numbers at all—they reveal information about your spreadsheet itself. The INFO and CELL functions ...

Damian Krysan had already fielded three phone calls about fungal infections when C&EN caught up with him on a Friday afternoon in early January. Krysan, an organic chemist turned pediatrician who ...