by yao | May 30, 2025 | Biology
The structure of a cell’s nucleus has long served as a visible clue to whether a cell is healthy or affected by disease. While scientists have made major progress in understanding genes and their functions, it’s been much harder to directly link what we...
by yao | May 8, 2025 | Biology, Nutrition
When cooking eggs, one of the biggest challenges is getting the right texture in both the yolk and the white, also called the albumen, which is the egg white that surrounds the yolk, without breaking the shell. These two parts of the egg need different temperatures to...
by yao | May 7, 2025 | Biology
Building a chromosome from scratch may sound like science fiction, but scientists have actually done it—and made it work. In an ambitious effort, researchers created a completely synthetic chromosome for yeast, a common organism found in baking and brewing. The real...
by yao | Apr 17, 2025 | Biology
Beneath the surface of the tiny, see-through worm Caenorhabditis elegans, researchers have found new clues about how certain hair-like structures on cells, called cilia—tiny projections that help cells sense their surroundings and move materials—grow in a synchronized...
by yao | Mar 21, 2025 | Biology, Health
Brain diseases like Alzheimer’s pose some of the biggest challenges in medical research today, with few treatment options and an urgent need for new solutions. Scientists have long studied how metabolism, the process by which the body converts food into energy,...
by yao | Mar 21, 2025 | Biology, Health
The challenge of keeping weight off after losing it has puzzled many people working to improve their health. While shedding extra pounds can have clear benefits, many find themselves gaining the weight back despite maintaining healthier habits. A new study, led by...
