A new analysis of archival data from the Cassini spacecraft has confirmed that the icy jets shooting from Saturn’s moon Enceladus contain organic molecules — the key building blocks of life. This ...

Lead optimization is a critical stage in drug discovery, where promising molecules (lead molecules) are further optimized. It involves the refinement of the chemical structure of the lead molecule to ...

Instituto Biofisika (UPV/EHU, CSIC), University of the Basque Country, Barrio Sarriena s/n, Leioa 48940, Spain Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, University of the Basque Country ...

New studies show that a bacterial molecule, peptidoglycan, is present in the brain and fluctuates with sleep patterns. This challenges the idea that sleep is solely brain-driven, instead suggesting it ...

Scientists are considering what limits to potentially place on mirror-image cell research. Kateryna Kon / Science Photo Library via Getty Images Scientists have been voicing concerns over the creation ...

Abstract: Mid-infrared (IR) spectroscopy has the advantage of being fast and nondestructive for mineral identification and geological analysis. Mineral anomalies in fault zones are geological markers ...