Researchers at UBC Okanagan have uncovered how plants produce mitraphylline, a rare natural compound that may help fight ...

Researchers have cracked the code behind how plants make mitraphylline, a rare cancer-fighting molecule. Their discovery of two critical enzymes explains how nature builds complex spiro-shaped ...

The need to develop antibiotics to combat growing antimicrobial resistance, combined with the difficulty of their discovery and the lack of financial support for their development, is a major ...

Three researchers were awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry on October 8 for the development of a new type of molecular architecture that could one day enable innovations from carbon capture to ...

Biology is full of molecular machines, such as motor proteins and ATP synthase, that operate self-sufficiently through cycles of oxidation and reduction. A team of human chemists at the University of ...

Researchers at Umeå University have identified a key molecular player that helps bacteria survive the hostile environment ...

Small molecule drugs dominate new drug approvals and are crucial for treating diverse diseases. They are typically low-weight, providing easy absorption and versatile delivery methods. Their simpler ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — More than a decade ago, scientists harnessed a bacterial molecular machine that identifies and cuts specific sections of DNA, revolutionizing the ability to edit genes and ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. When Todd Sacktor was about to turn 3, his 4-year-old sister died of leukemia. “An empty bedroom next to mine. A swing set with two ...