3D protein structure reveals a new mechanism for future anti-cancer drugs

Researchers have discovered a new mechanism for a class of anti-cancer drugs known as E1 inhibitors.…

First model of mitochondrial epilepsy

Researchers have become the first to describe a model of mitochondrial epilepsy which raises hope for…

Happy as a pig in muck?

Photos play an important role when it comes to how agricultural products are seen by consumers.…

Patients’ own cells could be the key to treating Crohn’s disease

A new technique using patients' own modified cells to treat Crohn's disease has been proven to…

Can we trust scientific discoveries made using machine learning?

Statisticians are cautioning fellow scientists not to make assumptions about the accuracy, uncertainty or reproducibility of…

Tidal tails: The beginning of the end of an open star cluster

In the course of their life, open star clusters continuously lose stars to their surroundings. The…

Solid-state catalysis: Fluctuations clear the way

Chemists have identified a mechanism that allows molecules to diffuse rapidly on the already crowded surface…

Bioengineers create ultrasmall, light-activated electrode for neural stimulation

Scientists have detailed a less invasive method of neural stimulation that would use an untethered ultrasmall…

Linking sensing to signaling during plant immunity

A new study by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research (MPIPZ) in…

Researchers discover anti-laser masquerading as perfect absorber

Researchers have discovered that a perfect absorber of electromagnetic waves they described in a 2017 paper…