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Sugar plays key role in cell division

Using a system they developed to probe how cells manage their own division, Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered that common but elusive sugar switches are partly in control.
Prions and the persistence of memory
Prions are a special class of proteins best known as the source for mad cow and other neurodegenerative diseases.
Scientists find quantum mechanics at work in photosynthesis
A team of University of Toronto chemists have made a major contribution to the emerging field of quantum biology, observing quantum mechanics at work in photosynthesis in marine algae.
 
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