His method of producing the drug Taxol, now used widely to treat various cancers, eliminated the need to source its active compound from endangered trees.

The University of Pittsburgh Team that is Working Towards the Synthesis of Insulin Smithsonian Libraries and Archives ...

Our perspective about glucose toxicity as it pertains to the pancreatic ß-cell is that the characteristic decreases in insulin synthesis and secretion are caused by decreased insulin gene expression.

DNA synthesis is the biological process by which a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) molecule is created. In the cell, each of the two strands of the DNA molecule acts as a template for the synthesis of ...

Diabetes occurs when your body is unable to use or make insulin properly, which affects your blood sugar (glucose) levels. Learn about its many possible causes.