As a field, lipidomics is in its infancy, yet it has already begun to influence lipid biochemistry in myriad ways. As with other omic technologies, the field is driven by advances in analytical ...

A new discovery about how cells communicate with each other in the body's immune system has revealed deeper insights for an ...

For centuries arsenic has been synonymous with poison and peril. However, it is also ubiquitous in the Earth’s crust, and runoff from natural deposits and industrial processes has spread it throughout ...

Peptidoglycan is an essential crosslinked polymer that surrounds bacteria and protects them from osmotic lysis. β-lactam antibiotics target the final stages of peptidoglycan biosynthesis by inhibiting ...

A by-product of rice bran oil production has long been recognized as a source of beneficial lipids for skin health and ...

Ekin Atilla-Gokcumen is a chemical biologist who studies lipids, a class of organic molecules that includes fats, waxes and sterols like cholesterol. Atilla-Gokcumen is among scientists whose work has ...

Professor Itaru Hamachi, Lecturer Tomonori Tamura, and Assistant Professor Masaki Tsuchiya of Kyoto University have developed a new technology called O-ClickFC (Organelle-selective click labeling with ...

Penn Engineers have discovered a novel means of directing lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), the revolutionary molecules that delivered the COVID-19 vaccines, to target specific tissues, presaging a new era ...

Researchers have identified three previously unknown lipid molecules in rice bran, one of which strengthens the skin's ...

James Parkinson, a 19th-century British surgeon, first reported what he called “the shaking palsy” in 1817, after observing a handful of patients with tremors and difficulty moving. More than 200 ...

ABITEC Corporation has expanded its custom synthesis capabilities to include high-purity lipids for lipid nanoparticle (LNP) therapeutics. The comprehensive bench-to-patient service offering will ...