The key idea behind our framework is that life produces molecules with purpose, while nonliving chemistry does not. Cells ...

Researchers from ETH Zurich have modified a bacterial transport system so that it can efficiently introduce large quantities of unnatural amino acids into cells, disguised as a kind of Trojan horse.

A new study finds that at least one Archaea has surprisingly flexibility when interpreting genetic code, which goes against a ...

AlphaFold didn't accelerate biology by running faster experiments. It changed the engineering assumptions behind protein ...

Life may have emerged from a surprisingly simple network of chemical reactions long before cells or genes existed.

When NASA scientists opened the sample return canister from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample mission in late 2023, they found something astonishing. Dust and rock collected from the asteroid Bennu ...

Scientists have uncovered new details explaining why iron oxide minerals are such effective long-term carbon traps in soils.

Researchers at ETH Zurich recently explained the role of a molecular complex that orchestrates the production of proteins in ...

Peptides have long attracted attention in the scientific community due to their structural simplicity yet vast range of ...

When NASA scientists opened the sample return canister from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample mission in late 2023, they found something astonishing. Dust and rock collected from the asteroid Bennu ...

An ancient asteroid older than Earth itself has reignited debate over whether life began in space. NASA's Bennu discovery ...

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