An unexpected discovery overturns a longstanding belief in the biological sciences. The research demonstrates that chitin, a molecule that was previously thought to be absent in vertebrates and that ...

Researchers at the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, have used three-dimensional atomic force microscopy (AFM) and molecular dynamics simulations to determine the ...

Writers know the power of the pen, but scientists are just discovering its secrets. The pen that is of interest to Assistant Professor Mark Messerli of the South Dakota State University Department of ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

Chitin, 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-(1-4)-β-D-glucopyranose, is a naturally occurring and abundant polysaccharide that is found in the cell walls of fungi and the exoskeletons of arthropods and crustaceans, ...

Scientists have developed a green way to create chitin, by using two forms of food waste - prawn shells and discarded fruit - and fermenting them. Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, ...