How do the cells in a human embryo know where they are located in the body and how they should develop? Why do certain cells form a finger while others do not? Freiburg biologists have explained the ...

University of Wisconsin-Madison biochemists have developed an approach that allows them to measure with unprecedented accuracy the strengths of hydrogen bonds in a protein. The scientists were then ...

Biomolecular dynamics and stability are predominantly investigated in vitro and extrapolated to explain function in the living cell. We present fast relaxation imaging (FreI), which combines ...

Your daily cup of tea might be impacting your liver more than you think. Research suggests moderate consumption, especially ...

For over 100 years, scientists have sought to understand what links a person's general intelligence, health and aging. In a new study, a University of Missouri scientist suggests a model where ...

In the heart there are two different subtypes of beta-adrenergic receptors - beta1 and beta2 - which are activated by the stress hormones adrenaline and noradrenaline. They both trigger the strongest ...

The Director of Public Prosecutions, James Hamilton, yesterday launched two new booklets explaining the functions of his office and advising people who attend court as witnesses. The booklets are ...