From the juicy bite of a burger to the savory aroma of a steak, animal meat has long been defined by four distinct sensory ...

For numerous fundamental processes of life, the formation of certain protein patterns is essential. Protein pattern formation controlled by molecular switches is—like many processes in nature—far ...

An investigation into cellular components in bacteria has unexpectedly uncovered a feature with relevance across many life ...

The microbe Pyrodictium abyssi is an archaeon—a member of what's known as the third domain of life—and an extremophile. It ...

A research team drawn from Sweden, Germany, Italy and France has created the most complete ‘molecular film’ to date of a self ...