Proteins are the building blocks of life. Every enzyme and hormone in the body is a protein. They’re responsible for everything from digestion and neurological function to growth, repair ...

All are building blocks for life. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge in the U.K., do not claim that comets are the origin of life. In a new paper published today in the Proceedings ...

The researchers said that their concerns are not about stifling innovation but about ensuring scientific progress aligns with ...

What building blocks of mental health and social well-being can we cultivate to help us In this turbulent time of political, ...

When they rain down on a planet's surface, they import the possible building blocks of life, not necessarily life itself. Scientists think that along the way, there must have been a crucial step ...

Published today in the journal Astrobiology, the study reports that, in fact, some key building blocks of life can persist in solutions of concentrated sulfuric acid. The study's authors have ...

Nearly all living organisms use the same genetic code, a complicated mechanism by which genetic information is translated into proteins, the building blocks of life. A new study suggests conventional ...

Researchers have found more than 20 different amino acids, the building blocks of life, in soil samples Japan’s Hayabusa 2 space probe brought back from the asteroid Ryugu, according to sources.