Researchers in Göttingen, Germany, have elucidated the structure and function of otoferlin, a protein that plays a crucial role in the hearing process. Loss of otoferlin or impairment of its function ...

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Inside every cell, a finely tuned metabolic network determines when to build, recycle, or stop producing essential molecules.

Researchers have made a significant advance toward the goal of using bacteria—rather than fossil fuels—to produce ethylene, a key chemical in the production of many plastics. Subscribe to our ...

And one of those big ideas was looking at how our world functions: Where does the energy come from that keeps most living ...

Targeting Tear Function for Sustained Relief” convenes leading experts in ophthalmology and optometry to discuss evolving ...

A Japanese teenager discovers a new species of jellyfish in a bay, Orchistoma integrale, extending the habitat of this genus.

Various nerves control bladder and bowel function, including the spinal cord, cauda equina, pudendal nerves, and the enteric nervous system, a nerve network in the walls of the digestive tract. These ...

The Portage Fire Department said about 90 of the 100 trusses that were being installed on the new Columbia County building collapsed. Two workers had to be rescued after part of the framework at the ...