A naturally occurring dietary compound has been linked to biological signs of slower aging. Higher levels of theobromine in ...

A newly described type of chemistry in fungi is both surprisingly common and likely to involve highly reactive enzymes, two traits that make the genes involved useful signposts pointing to a potential ...

UBC Okanagan researchers have uncovered how plants create mitraphylline, a rare natural compound linked to anti-cancer ...

For more than a century, fossils meant bones, shells and the occasional imprint of a leaf. Now, a wave of research is showing ...

New research linked theobromine to a lower biological age. Theobromine may have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties ...

The field of antitumour compound research has witnessed significant advancements over recent years, with novel molecules being developed that effectively target various cancer cell types. These ...

Vibrational spectroscopy, a technique essential for analyzing chemical components in biological compounds, cells, organisms, tissues, and bioactivity products, plays a significant role in various ...

(THE CONVERSATION) When NASA scientists opened the sample return canister from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample mission in late 2023, they found something astonishing. Dust and rock collected from the ...

A new way of imaging frozen biological samples using electron microscopy is providing new glimpses into the nanoscopic world of cells. Images reveal bent in-vitro tubulin microtubules next to and in a ...

WOULD YOU like the vanilla in your custard to come from a field of lovely orchids or a barrel of wood pulp? The second option may not seem as appetising, but synthetic vanillin, as vanilla’s ...