Fiber is a complex group of compounds with radically different effects across individuals. In this letter, we’ll break down ...

Early humans weren’t rigid about their sources of sustenance. Their flexibility offers a lesson about modern diet regimes.

Bread is one of our staple foods, but these days it is also one of the most divisive: some people eat it with everything, ...

The oceans buffer against climate change via biogeochemical cycles underpinned by microbial metabolic activities. While planetary-scale surveys provide baseline microbiome data, inferring metabolic ...

Cell biology is the discipline of biological sciences that studies the structure, physiology, growth, reproduction and death of cells. Research in cell biology uses microscopic and molecular tools and ...

Texans often view prickly pear cactus as a nuisance, but researchers with Texas A&M AgriLife Research are seeking opportunity ...

Mulberry has long been used as both food and traditional medicine. Today, scientists are investigating whether its compounds ...

As well as the notorious "wet burps", astronauts and cosmonauts face some digestive issues in microgravity environments.

This important study identifies and characterizes a set of amino acid states that can rescue protein function in the presence of substantially deleterious mutations. Some of these super-compensatory ...

Chemical clues preserved in tiny shells reveal that ocean acidification doomed a group of planktonic organisms that have ...

Chemical biology is the study of the chemicals and chemical reactions involved in biological processes, incorporating the disciplines of bioorganic chemistry, biochemistry, cell biology and ...