Biochemistry and cell biology investigate the molecular underpinnings of life, spanning the structure, function and interplay of biomolecules within cells. At its core, biochemistry elucidates the ...

A growing body of work suggests that cell metabolism — the chemical reactions that provide energy and building materials — plays a vital, overlooked role in the first steps of life. Each of us starts ...

In living organisms, the cell membrane plays a crucial role. It’s not just a protective barrier—it also senses the environment, helps transport molecules, and allows cells to adapt and change. This ...

Artist rendering showing a vortex of energy and how certain lipids and fatty acids come together to form a membrane. The process is cyclical as components come together and separate and energt is ...

Major depressive disorder affects 16.1 million adults in the United States and costs $210 billion annually. While the primary symptoms of depression are psychological, scientists and doctors have come ...

For decades biochemists have been teasing apart the metabolic circuits that power eukaryotic cells. Their descriptions of how enzymes work and play together have illuminated everything from ...

Newly published CU Boulder research reveals previously unknown qualities of a gene vital to a cell’s mitochondrial structure and function A key takeaway from first-year biology is that mitochondria ...

Inside the cell reside many tiny assembly factories and warehouses that gather together all of the proteins and RNAs-which ...