Directed evolution is a laboratory technique that mimics natural selection and allows scientists to evolve genes and the proteins they encode. Traditionally, this technique has been used in microbes, ...

Just like in yeast and animal cells, vacuoles in plants are responsible for breaking down unwanted cellular components. At the same time, vacuoles in seeds also serve the opposite role—storing large ...

A protein notorious for its role in Alzheimer’s disease may hold the key to supercharging the aging immune system, according to new research. Scientists have found that a byproduct of amyloid-beta ...

A third pig farm faces allegations of animal cruelty after footage emerged appearing to show workers slamming piglets against concrete floors. The group Animal Justice Project (AJP) said it secretly ...

Within mitochondria, magnesium is crucial for adenosine triphosphate (ATP) synthesis and binds to ATP to form bioactive Mg-ATP. Magnesium also supports oxygen utilization during exercise, endurance ...

Vegan patties, like these, will no longer be able to use the label burger if the law is passed by EU member states The European Parliament (EP) has voted to ban the use of words like "burger" or ...

An Irish food and beverage company is opening a manufacturing plant in Hanover Township, Northampton County, creating more than 60 jobs. Kerry Group, which is based in Tralee, Ireland, will roast and ...

Forge Genetics, a University of Nottingham spinout, has raised £2m from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund II to expand its gene-editing technology for bacteria and human cells. The investment, made ...

It may have its roots in science fiction, but a small number of researchers are making real progress trying to create computers out of living cells. Welcome to the weird world of biocomputing. Among ...

PROGRAM THAT IS MAKING AN IMPACT. THIS IS WHAT RECOVERY LOOKS LIKE FOR TRAVIS MCCORD. HE’S WORKING ON THE FARM AT EVERGREEN GROVE IN GARDNER. IT’S MY BUDDY RIGHT HERE. CARING FOR ANIMALS AND HIMSELF.