The Biochemistry of Hangovers and the Ultimate Strategy to 'Not Die the Next Morning,' Seriously Researched by a Physical Therapist Who Loves Alcohol

The Biochemistry of Hangovers and the Ultimate Strategy to 'Not Die the Next Morning,' Seriously Researched by a Physical ...

Oral peptide strips promise needle-free delivery, but what do the FDA and researchers say?

Dissolving oral strips are emerging in the peptide market. Are they safe and effective?
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Cells, who needs them? Biochemists turn to proteins in a tube

Scientists are using cell-free transcription and translation systems to synthesize proteins, design biology-based sensors and ...

Karl Deisseroth, Georg Nagel and Peter Hegemann developed optogenetics, which uses light and genetics to control individual cells

The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Georg Nagel and Peter Hegemann for their ...

Biochemistry ② Chemistry that Drives Life—Viewing Life as Energy Conversion

Introduction—To live is to maintain a flow of reactionsLast time, we introduced proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic ...
Science Daily

Leucine does more than build muscle. It powers up your cells

The essential amino acid leucine can boost cellular energy production by protecting key proteins on mitochondria from being ...

Eye-eating amoeba resists treatment—understanding its biochemistry could help

In water, soil and air all around us lives a free-living, single-celled organism called Acanthamoeba. Most of the time, Acanthamoeba keeps to itself. On rare occasions, though, the amoeba infects ...

AI structure prediction speeds discovery of 'molecular glues' to treat disease

A Baylor College of Medicine-led team has developed a strategy that combines the analysis of thousands of proteins with ...