A new JSTAT study shows how to compute the minimum energy cells use to sustain certain metabolic pathways while suppressing ...

Crush mosquito-repelling herbs to release oils, put them where people will brush past them, or use wind to disperse the ...

Living cells pay a hidden energy price not just to run chemical reactions, but to keep them on track and block all the ...

There are “costs of life” that mechanical physics cannot calculate. A clear example is the energy required to keep specific ...

Açai isn’t the only Brazilian fruit with superfood potential, according to emerging research. Jaboticaba is rich in ...

If nonliving materials can produce rich, organized mixtures of organic molecules, then the traditional signs we use to ...

Another meta-analysis found that drinking a glass of orange juice every day for a matter of weeks was enough to lower ...

Researchers have determined that condensates are electrically charged droplets that can induce voltage changes across the ...

Chemist Anne Lüscher showed at 39C3 how synthetic DNA can be used for data storage and tamper-proof authentication.

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Researchers have uncovered thousands of preserved metabolic molecules inside fossilized bones millions of years old, offering ...