'Northwest Passage' mechanism of bile acid transport reveals a voltage-dependent pathway

In a study published in Nature on January 28, a research team led by Eric H. Xu (Xu Huaqiang) from the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with Ma Xiong from ...

Liver metabolism of an essential amino acid may play a key role in gut health

Many biological processes exhibit daytime differences governed by rhythmic exposure to sunlight, termed circadian rhythms. Researchers at Penn State recently found, in mice, that a protein critical to ...

RNA droplets may have accelerated prebiotic Earth's development of complex molecules

The origin of life from Earth's primordial chemistry has long fascinated and perplexed us. Generations of scientists have endeavored to understand how complex biochemistry developed from organic ...
Study Finds

Glowing Bacteria Offer Cheaper Way To Spot Wine Spoilage

Scientists created bacteria that glow when wine is spoiled, offering wineries a cheap way of detecting acetic acid.

I’ve stopped using vinegar to clean 3 areas in my home – here’s what I use instead

While white vinegar is a popular natural cleaning solution, there are three common household items where better alternatives ...
C&EN

Exploring the Amino-Acid Composition, Secondary Structure, and Physicochemical and Functional Properties of Chickpea Protein Isolates

Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Taif 26571, Saudi Arabia Centre of Biomedical Sciences Research (CBSR), Deanship of Scientific ...
C&EN

Structure-Dependent Water Responsiveness of Protein Block Copolymers

Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) at the Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, New York 10031, United States Department of Chemical Engineering, City College of New York, New ...