Making metabolism more inefficient can reduce obesity

Making Metabolism More Inefficient Can Reduce Obesity
In a discovery that counters prevailing thought, a study in mice has found that inactivating a pair of key genes involved in "fat-burning" can...

Herpes drug inhibits HIV replication, but with a price
(American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) The anti-herpes drug acyclovir can also directly slow down HIV infection by targeting the...

A link between mitochondria and tumor formation in stem cells
(American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) Researchers report on a previously unknown relationship between stem cell potency and the...

Aspirin and atherosclerosis
(American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) Researchers have uncovered the mechanism that may explain aspirin's ability to prevent...

Biochemistry: Board Review Series
BRS Biochemistry embodies the popular BRS format of succinct outline review of content followed by approximately 500 USMLE-style questions with...

Uncertainty: Einstein, Heisenberg, Bohr, and the Struggle for...
Werner Heisenberg’s “uncertainty principle” challenged centuries of scientific understanding, placed him in direct opposition to Albert...

Einstein's Mistakes: The Human Failings of Genius
Fresh insights into aspects of Einstein we don't usually consider: his mistakes and the role they played in the discovery of his theories.Although...