Few questions have captivated humankind more than the origin of life on Earth. How did the first living cells come to exist?

Membrane lipids are lipids involved in forming the structure of biological membranes – both the cell membrane and intracellular membranes – and in membrane function, namely ...

Apolipoproteins (apo) such as apoB, apoC and apoE, coat lipoprotein particles and serve a number of functions including the transport of lipids in the blood and recognition of lipoprotein ...

"Dyslipidemia" refers to an abnormality within the lipid profile, encompassing a variety of disorders relating to elevations in total cholesterol, LDL, or TG, or conversely, lower levels of HDL.

This work appears in Nature Chemistry. Life on Earth requires lipid membranes – the structure of a cell that houses its ...

A study in the Journal of the American Chemical Society reports steps toward making inhalable mRNA medicines a possibility.

A new framework bridges a gap in understanding RNA therapeutics by linking the structure of lipid nanoparticles to immune ...

Nanoparticles have once again reached the spotlight, this time as a critical tool to combat the spread of covid-19. In this ...

DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid. Nucleic acids are named for where they're found—inside the nuclei of cells—and for the ...