Since the discovery of the double-helical structure of DNA and postulation of the central dogma of molecular biology, stating that the flow of genetic information goes from DNA to RNA to protein, the ...

For all of the semiconductor industry’s legendary reputation for cleanliness, the actual processes that go into making chips use some of the nastiest stuff imaginable. Silicon oxide is comes from ...

The traditional explanation of the initial genetic code in life seems less established when ancient proteins seem to be recalling some other arrangement of amino-acids. A recent examination of protein ...

Attaching amino acids to a hydrophobic organic molecule allows them to self-assemble into rare, knotted structures with ...

What would happen to the genetic code, were it not to put together its twenty amino acids in the tidy, one-after-another ...

Amino acids from asteroid Bennu suggest that some of life’s building blocks formed in icy conditions in the early solar system.

Dust from asteroid Bennu is revealing a surprising origin story for life’s building blocks. New research suggests some amino acids formed in frozen ice exposed to radiation, not warm liquid water as ...

Learn how to test items at home to see if they are a base or an acid. Chemistry is everywhere. It is easy to learn how to use chemistry to test properties of things all around us. In this video, we ...

Vinegar is one of the most commonly used substances found in almost every household. From adding flavour to food and preserving pickles to being used as a natural cleaning agent, vinegar plays an ...