TMAO’s water-wrangling ability protects a critter’s critical proteins — including muscle — from crushing under deep ocean pressures.
This organ in the upper-right side of the belly does many essential jobs, such as cleaning blood and producing bile.
This so-called ‘click chemistry’ allows scientists to build complex molecules in the lab and in living cells.
Svante Pääbo figured out how to examine the genetic material from these hominid ‘cousins’ of modern humans.
The world’s most abundant natural polymer is finding all kinds of new uses, in everything from ice cream to construction.
Scientists are using living cells and tissue as building blocks to make robots. These new machines challenge ideas about robots and life itself.
Doctor Erica Esrick discusses existing treatments and an ongoing clinical trial for a gene therapy to treat sickle cell disease.
Gene mutations can alter an individual’s hemoglobin in ways that curl their blood cells. This can cause painful sickle cell disease.
An army of cells — and their protein arsenal — work to keep us safe. Several squads of special forces possess unique superpowers to disable or kill intruders.