New research reveals how the amino acid serine inhibits Clostridium perfringens spore formation, offering new insights into ...

Despite awe-inspiring diversity, nearly every lifeform—from bacteria to blue whales—shares the same genetic code. How and ...

Food poisoning is a common, yet unpleasant, illness caused by eating contaminated items. It is sometimes caused by ...

Research in mice shows limited intakes of one particular essential amino acid can slow the impacts of aging and even lengthen ...

Almost all living things share the same genetic code, and the origin of this code has long been a topic of scientific debate.

New research reshapes our understanding of the universal genetic code, revealing surprising insights into early life's amino ...

Food poisoning is a common, yet unpleasant, illness caused by eating contaminated items. It is sometimes caused by ...

Nearly all living organisms use the same genetic code, a complicated mechanism by which genetic information is translated into proteins, the building blocks of life. A new study suggests conventional ...

Polarized light micrograph of crystals of the amino acid tyrosine. RIKEN researchers have found that limiting the dietary ...

Feeding female fruit flies a diet low in the amino acid tyrosine improves their ability to endure food shortage, reduces their reproductive output, and causes them to live longer, RIKEN researchers ...