In nature, molecules often show a strong preference for partnering with other molecules that share the same chirality or handedness. A behavior that is quite evident in the phenomenon known as ...

Complex reflection groups, generalisations of classical real reflection groups, constitute a rich class of groups generated by linear transformations that fix hyperplanes in complex space. Their ...

Utrecht University researchers Rodolfo Subert and Marjolein Dijkstra show in their latest study that complex ...

Drugs to treat inflammatory and autoimmune diseases - such as asthma, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis or Chrousos syndrome - act mainly through the glucocorticoid receptor (GR). This essential protein ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The field of three-dimensional (3D) nanoprinting has long promised to revolutionize the fabrication of advanced materials and devices. This technology offers the potential to ...

Chemists have developed an efficient skeletal editing method for frequently used heteroaromatic structures. The technique could serve as a means to chemically modify biologically active compounds.

For decades, optical inspection has been the primary method for process control in fabs. However, the move to multi-level ...

Toward the goal of efficient editing of farm animals for genetic improvements, this study explores an upgraded form of nuclease PE (uPEn). Based on the resolved structure of the NiV polymerase L-P ...

Learn more about termite evolution and how shedding key genes from their cockroach ancestors helped them build more complex ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Researchers recently spotted an ancient Maya city using LiDAR. It’s located in the Balamakú ecological reserve on the west side of the Yucatan ...