Research published ahead of print in the journal Function describes how hydrogen (H+) and potassium (K+) ions can drive the production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), a compound that provides the ...

In the work of biomanufacturing, tanks of microbes are fine-tuned to produce compounds that can be used as carbon-neutral fuels, chemicals, materials and medicines, but researchers are still learning ...

The prevalence of kidney disease has been increasing in Japan, with it now affecting one in eight adults, but developing effective treatment remains a challenge. The kidneys are among the most ...

(Iana Kunitsa/Moment/Getty Images) Every cell in your body is running on tiny power stations. Mitochondria turn energy from food into ATP, the molecule that powers almost everything cells do. How they ...

Introduction—To live is to maintain a flow of reactionsLast time, we introduced proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic ...