Supercoil me! The art of knotted DNA maintenance

Locking DNA knots in place thanks to DNA propensity to be supercoiled. A new study suggests…

Higher ambition needed to meet Paris climate targets

The Joint Research Centre, the European Commission's science and knowledge service, contributes to a growing body…

New small molecules pave the way for treating autoinflammatory disease

Scientists have discovered two small-molecule compound series that can effectively block a central pathway of the…

Invaluable to the medical industry, the horseshoe crab is under threat

The biomedical industry depends on blood from horseshoe crabs for drug and environmental safety testing --…

Swimming bacteria work together to go with the flow

Swimming bacteria can reduce the viscosity of ordinary liquids like water and make them flow more…

Decarbonizing transport: Sell electric vehicles to untapped market of women, researchers suggest

Highly educated women are an untapped but potentially lucrative market for electric vehicle sales because they…

A breakthrough to rescue the Northern White Rhino

Northern White Rhinos (NWR) are functionally extinct, as only two females of this species are left…

Healthy diet may lower eye disease risk

An analysis of recent high-quality research reveals that diet may affect individuals' risks related to the…

Mighty mitochondria flex their DNA power to help nucleus run the cell

Researchers discovered humble mitochondria are sometimes boss over the cell nucleus. They send DNA-coded instructions to…

New assay reveals biophysical properties that allow certain proteins to infect others

Scientists have identified a physical basis for the spread of corrupted proteins known as prions inside…