Experiment may help explain the ‘most intriguing causal paradox in biology’ about how early life forms came together about 4 ...

Chemists at University College London have shown how two of biology's most fundamental ingredients, RNA (ribonucleic acid) ...

The experiments, led by postdoctoral researcher Jyoti Singh with UCL collaborators, have chemically linked activated amino ...

Researchers have revealed early conditions under which RNA and amino acids may have combined, giving rise to the origin of ...

The mystery, which has evaded scientists for more than five decades, can be explained with rather simple chemistry, according ...

Six scientists demonstrate in their laboratory that a sulfur compound could have been key to the appearance of the first ...

Chemists at UCL have shown how two of biology's most fundamental ingredients, RNA (ribonucleic acid) and amino acids, could ...

A protein-heavy diet may increase cardiovascular disease risk by setting off an immune response that drives atherosclerotic plaque formation, new research suggests. When more than 22% of daily ...

Researchers are building out the repertoire of chemical reactions, using light. They report a method using photobiocatalysis to produce non-canonical (not naturally occurring) amino acids that are ...

Far from being mere cellular building blocks, amino acids have emerged as powerful regulators of cancer growth and immune ...

The retina places a large energy demand on the body, in part due to the activity of photoreceptors. These specialized cells are responsible for receiving light and transmitting visual ...