The protein, reverse transcriptase, has become an essential tool for making DNA copies of RNA.

From personalized vaccines to next-generation screening technologies, the ways the world treats and detects cancer could shift dramatically in the coming years. But there are many challenges ahead, as ...

In several disease conditions, including infections and cancers, innate immune activation and nutrient scarcity occur ...

With a new study in the journal Cell, researchers at Stanford University and Stockholm University have contributed to ...

Biochemistry plays an important role in the treatment of disease. Biochemistry incorporates elements of pharmacology, pathology, cell biology, and physiology to explain both the basis and proposed ...

Dallas – June 21, 2006 – Dr. Xiaodong Wang, a professor of biochemistry at UT Southwestern Medical Center who discovered mechanisms responsible for cell death, today was awarded the $1 million Shaw ...

Ribosomes, the protein factories of the cell, are essential for all living organisms. They bind to mRNA and move along the ...

Ribosomes need regenerating. This process is important for the quality of the proteins produced and thus for the whole cell homeostasis as well as for developmental and biological processes.

A Yale research team has created a new imaging technique that reveals the hidden connections between aging, disease, and ...

Metabolism can be defined as the total amount of biochemical reactions in a biological organism that maintain the healthy operation of cells. Furthermore, it provides the energy necessary for ...

The biochemistry major provides students with interdisciplinary training in the biological and chemical sciences. The undergraduate degree emphasizes knowledge and understanding of living organisms, ...

The University of Delaware offers a Ph.D. program in Chemistry and Biochemistry that provides rigorous training and research opportunities for students interested in pursuing advanced degrees in these ...