New research from Johns Hopkins Medicine shows that the enzyme biliverdin reductase A (BVRA) plays a direct protective role against oxidative stress in neurons, independent of its role producing the ...

The discovery opens a path to the sustainable synthesis of anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor agents. Scientists at UBC Okanagan have revealed how plants create mitraphylline, a rare natural substance ...

UD chemical engineer wins the AIChE Langer Prize for efforts to harness biology to manage plastic waste sustainably ...

Cambridge researchers have engineered a solar-powered “artificial leaf” that mimics photosynthesis to make valuable chemicals sustainably. Their biohybrid device combines organic semiconductors and ...

Even though organ transplants are life-saving, due to blood-type compatibility, finding one can be tricky, but new research ...

That problem is why, even though we’ve had success finding enzymes that break down common plastics like polyesters and PET, they’re only partial solutions to plastic waste. However, researchers aren’t ...

Life just got more difficult for those fighting antibiotic-resistant superbugs. Researchers at McGill University have ...

Researchers have made a significant advance toward the goal of using bacteria—rather than fossil fuels—to produce ethylene, a ...

How do you turn toxic waste into fuel? Ask the microbe. A team of scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Marine ...

A label-free nanopore platform uses programmable DNA circuits to build versatile molecular logic gates, forming a universal basis for scalable DNA computing and advanced biosensing applications.

Scientists uncover a molecular weakness that could transform prostate cancer therapy. An international team of researchers has identified a new weakness in prostate cancer cells that could enhance ...

With the correct combination of household staples (and these handy stain removal hacks), you can easily get a dried-and-set ...