Trans fats are a four letter word in nutrition circles — the boogeyman that corrupts your baked goods and tasty fried foods. But what makes these nutritional fats different from all the others? And ...

Blacksburg, Va., Aug. 23, 2004 -- An enzyme called Pin1, a gatekeeper of cell division, is present at high levels in a wide variety of cancer cells. Virginia Tech researchers who are designing small ...

When it comes to manipulating molecules, there’s a new force to be reckoned with—literally. Heat, light, and electricity have long been the standard tools chemists use to turn one molecule into ...

Nature employs an army of miniaturized motors in the daily function of mammalian cells. These natural nano machines can perform a variety of movements such as rotating, walking, and bending. Chemists, ...

Sajish Mathew receives funding from NIH COBRE grant (P20GM109091). The effects a drug or chemical compound have on the body depend on how its atoms are arranged in space. Some compounds have a dark ...

Two never-before-seen molecules are responsible for the "old church" scent of frankincense, one of the gifts given to baby Jesus and a well-known incense "flavor." Researchers distilled the ...