Sterols are among the most abundant lipids in eukaryotic cells, yet are synthesized through notoriously long, complex metabolic pathways. Researchers have used a novel approach to show how they ...

The baby, KJ Muldoon of Clifton Heights, Penn., is one of 350 million people worldwide with rare diseases, most of which are ...

Scientists report that they have learned how certain combinations of rearranged genes can promote the progression of a rare type of kidney cancer.

Every living creature on Earth needs to protect itself from things that would do it harm. Bacteria are no different. And ...

Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), a bioactive lipid derived from arachidonic acid, mediates a broad range of physiological processes ...