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Modeling the pharmacological properties of the African psychedelic plant medicine ibogaine, researchers have developed two novel drug candidates for treating addiction and depression. The research is published in Cell.

Researchers are trying to solve one of those fundamental puzzles: how a dividing stem cell portions out its membrane during the process of division.

While adding a little water is popularly thought to “open up” the flavor of whisky, a new study indicates there’s a point at which it becomes too much: about 20%.

According to research, a molecule that causes cancer cells to multiply and spread is activated in distinct parts of the tumor, including at the border and areas of low oxygen supply.

Scientists analyzed the chemical fingerprint of the ocean and microbes retrieved from sediments and water at the bottom of a subglacial lake called Mercer Lake to describe where the feisty microbes get carbon and move it through this fiercely desolate system.

A tiny spot on Christy Staats’s cheek measured just 0.65 millimeters and was almost invisible to the human eye. But with help from state-of-the-art non-invasive technology, a multi-disciplinary team confirmed the spot was indeed a melanoma.

Dynamic network in the pores of the nuclear envelope blocks dangerous invaders.

Researchers have used cryo-electron microscopy techniques to identify the structure of the circadian rhythm photosensor and its target in fruit flies.

Scientists have fabricated a new type of transistor from a germanium–tin alloy that has several advantages over conventional switching elements, making it a promising candidate for future low-power, high-performance chips.

A newly discovered phenomenon dubbed "collectively induced transparency" (CIT) causes groups of atoms to abruptly stop reflecting light at specific frequencies.