A research team describes how they engineered an efficient new enzyme that can produce a synthetic genetic material called threose nucleic acid. The ability to synthesize artificial chains of TNA, ...

A research team has found that compounds in the nucleic acids derived from food can inhibit the growth of certain cancer cells. When people eat, they ingest the nucleic acids that reside in all living ...

Peyton was left with second-degree burns after wearing the trainers A MUM has shared a stark warning about kids’ light-up shoes just before Christmas. Sherry Foster’s son, Peyton, was wearing them ...

As six children in Satna test HIV-positive, doctors and activists warn of a nationwide failure demanding urgent blood banking reforms.

A Georgia woman is on a long road to recovery after 50% of her body was burned in an "unprovoked acid attack" as police continue to search for her attacker. According to the FBI Atlanta Field Office ...

Advances in artificial intelligence (AI)–assisted protein engineering are enabling breakthroughs in the life sciences but also introduce new biosecurity challenges. Synthesis of nucleic acids is a ...

Tryptophan, the essential amino acid behind the Thanksgiving myth that eating turkey can make you sleepy, has been found to exist on Bennu, a small asteroid that swings by our planet about every six ...

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From glycolic to salicylic, exfoliating acids have quickly become a mainstay in our beauty routines. But lactic acid seems to be the lesser known of the bunch, despite being a dermatologist’s favorite ...

Skin care acids tend to generate a lot of buzz on social media. Hyaluronic acid and glycolic acid are cult favorites, but recently azelaic acid has been getting some well-deserved attention. Despite ...

The Trump administration is hailing a medication called leucovorin for reducing some autism symptoms, but experts who research or treat autism almost uniformly agree the medication should be studied ...

Chances are, you’ve heard of ferulic acid. But if you’re unsure of what, exactly, it offers, you’re not alone. Despite the benefits ferulic acid provides to skin—such as delivering antioxidant ...