Although present in very small amounts, selenium (Se)-based compounds play important roles in protecting the body from ...

A new synthetic biology toolkit developed at Northwestern University will help researchers design mammalian cells with new functionalities. The toolkit, called the Composable Mammalian Elements of ...

I studied cryo-EM (cryo-electron microscopy) since my grad school time at Baylor College of Medicine, which was in 1996. I’ve been working with electron microscopy ever since. We're interested in cryo ...

A new resource from the Gene Ontology Consortium, a comprehensive encyclopedia of the known functions of all protein-coding human genes, has been completed and released on a new website. For the first ...

Researchers believe that due to increasing population and expansion of cities, humans will not be able to return to natural ...

Research will focus on the genome-wide identification of microexons to advance the knowledge on gene functions.

Northwestern Engineering researchers have developed a theoretical model to design soft materials that demonstrate autonomous oscillating properties that mimic biological functions. The work could ...

Autophagy degrades pathogens, altered organelles and protein aggregates, and is characterized by the sequestration of cytoplasmic cargos within double-membrane-limited vesicles called autophagosomes.

Wearable technology is quickly becoming the norm. Between smartwatches, fitness trackers, and augmented and virtual reality headsets, there is plenty of wearable tech to go around. These devices are, ...

New understanding of circadian rhythms could be key to stronger, drought-resistant crops in the face of climate change. The biological clock of a popular food crop controls close to three-quarters of ...

This year's COP30 comes after the international Agreement on Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National ...