Lipids have become indispensable to modern drug delivery offering a versatile toolkit for the formulation and transport of therapeutic agents. Over the past two decades, the field has experienced ...

New experiments suggest that freezing and thawing on early Earth may have helped primitive cell-like structures grow and ...

One of the most important molecules in living organisms has been synthesised from scratch under everyday conditions. The finding suggests that the chemical could have formed naturally early in our ...

A team at Helmholtz Munich and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has developed a new microscopy technique that can distinguish lipid species in living cells – in particular cholesterol and ...

New research from scientists at the University of Pennsylvania shows that by tweaking the structure of the ionizable lipid component of lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), they can reduce side effects such as ...

Researchers at EPFL have created the first 4D lipid atlas of vertebrate development, revealing how fats shape our bodies from embryo to organism. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech ...

In some ways, the origin of life is looking much less mystifying than it was a few decades ago. Researchers have figured out how some of the fundamental molecules needed for life can form via ...