Jun 2019
Newly discovered mechanisms that drive metastasis could be thwarted by existing drugs
Antioxidants may encourage the spread of lung cancer rather than prevent it
Jul 2020
Creatures that look like snakes appear to have glands near their teeth that secrete venom
Bizarre caecilians may be the only amphibians with venomous bites
Sep 2022
The matriarchs extend their lives by blocking a part of a molecular pathway linked to aging
A clever molecular trick extends the lives of these ant queens
Oct 2021
David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian found nerve cell sensors for heat, cold, pain and pressure
Discovering how we sense temperature and touch wins the 2021 medicine Nobel Prize
Oct 2019
Manipulating this molecular switch is being explored for cancer treatment
Discovery of how cells sense oxygen wins the 2019 medicine Nobel
Oct 2023
Biochemists Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman overcame hurdles that enabled vaccine development
Early mRNA research that led to COVID-19 vaccines wins 2023 medicine Nobel Prize
Mar 2022
Even a few missing genes in animals’ re-created genomes could be a problem, a study suggests
An extinct rat shows CRISPR’s limits for resurrecting species
Jan 2024
Desensitizing people to the protein before pregnancy or blocking its action may help
Fetuses make a protein that causes morning sickness in pregnancy
Oct 2020
The ‘molecular scissors’ were developed just eight years ago
Gene-editing tool CRISPR wins the chemistry Nobel
Jun 2019
Mice dosed with Veillonella bacteria from an athlete’s stool ran for longer on a treadmill
Gut microbes might help elite athletes boost their physical performance