Aquaglyceroporin Aqp10, a protein channel for water and glycerol, selectively permeates urea and boric acid due to its unique structural features—report researchers from Japan. By comparing and ...

Butyric acid is infamous for its sickening smell — like rancid butter or vomit. Here’s how the oxidation method produces this unforgettable chemical.

Johan Rockström says tropical coral reefs and Arctic marine life are at risk—the fallout could threaten businesses and devastate the economy.

Membrane proteins are crucial for numerous biological processes and serve as important drug targets. For decades, scientists have relied on detergents to extract membrane proteins from cell membranes ...

These chains come in a wide range of lengths. In humans a typical protein is about 400 amino acids long; some are a lot longer. Molecules of RNA, one of the two nucleic acids, can reach up to 100,000 ...