Mechanochemistry is a growing field for chemical reactions that proceed in the solid state in the absence, or with minuscule ...

Sugar-based amphiphilic molecules, which contain a hydrophilic sugar headgroup and a hydrophobic segment such as an alkyl chain, can assemble in water depending on their concentration, forming ...

EM, researchers showed that water mediates catalysis and important protein interactions for RNA polymerase II function in ...

A rock sample drilled from the floor of an ancient Martian lakebed has yielded seven organic molecules never before ...

Curiosity has detected a surprising variety of organic molecules on Mars, including compounds tied to the chemistry of life.

L-arginine helps protein droplets stay stable and prevents fibril formation linked to Alzheimer’s. This process occurs at droplet surfaces, offering a potential therapeutic target.

Researchers have identified a promising new strategy to treat autoimmune diseases by targeting a specific molecular interaction within immune cells.

Seven of the organic molecules were found for the first time ever on the Red Planet, including compounds that are chemical ...

Finding life on Mars might be closer than we thought. NASA’s Curiosity rover has yielded promising data from the Red Planet, ...

Several of the newly identified molecules are considered foundational to life’s chemistry.

Using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS) aboard the Curiosity rover, scientists have identified more than 20 ...