Scientists have identified human genes that act like light switches, flipping on or off and influencing fertility and disease risk.

The lac insect grows on certain trees (like the "Flame of the Forest"), drinks its sugary sap, and secretes a sticky resin called shellac. It also makes a bright red compound called laccaic acid ...

Bengaluru: The red lac pigment, long thought to be made by insects, may actually originate from a yeast-like fungus living symbiotically inside them, researchers at Indian Institute of Science ...

The passage of proteins across biological membranes via the general secretory (Sec) pathway is a universally conserved process with critical functions in cell physiology and important industrial ...

Titratable systems are common tools in metabolic engineering to tune the levels of enzymes and cellular components as part of pathway optimization. For nonmodel microorganisms with limited genetic ...