As tough as medieval chainmail armor and as soft as a contact lens. This material is not taken from science fiction, it is a natural structure made of thousands of DNA circles interlinked with each ...

Biologists mapping the human body have long assumed that every major kind of microscopic life inside us already had a place ...

Parasitic diseases impose a colossal global health and economic burden, jeopardizing human and animal well-being worldwide, underscoring the critical ...

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Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Structure-based drug design is the design and optimization of a chemical structure with the goal of identifying a compound suitable for clinical testing — a drug candidate. It is based on knowledge of ...

The crystalline form of a drug affects properties such as its solubility, stability, dissolution rate, bioavailability and tabletability, and so understanding the crystalline state is crucial for many ...

Sea foams are caused by algal blooms and can represent large areas in coastal waters during ocean fronts associated with ...

Abstract: Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS, ripples) are a universal phenomenon and can be generated on almost any material upon irradiation with linearly polarized radiation. With the ...

Hair protects your skin and can renew itself without scarring. A hair has a follicle below the skin, made of live cells, and a shaft above the skin made of dead cells. Hair grows through three phases: ...

Brain parasites can cause seizures and lifelong disabilities. Neurocysticercosis is the most common brain parasite infection worldwide. Good hygiene and proper food handling can lower the risk of ...