Astronomers use the term dark energy to refer to energy in the universe that is unaccounted for by ordinary matter but ...

Many people still don’t understand how protein works, why it matters or the best ways to get enough of it in their diet. Here ...

Researchers describe how they have improved the ability of a protein to repair oxidative DNA damage and created a new protein function. Their innovative technique can lead to improved drugs for ...

In Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking-Glass," Alice is stuck in a never-ending race with the Red Queen yet never gains a ...

Clumps and tangles of tau protein are associated with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, but tau protein also plays a role in healthy nerve cells. Healthy tau can assemble into an envelope ...