Methyl acetate is the second simplest aliphatic ester, along with its isomer ethyl formate 1. It has a pleasant, fruity odor and occurs in nature in fruits (e.g., bananas, grapes, and apples) and ...

Feeding the gut acetate, paired with the right Bacteroides bacteria, led mice to shed fat without losing muscle. The combo pushed their metabolism into fat-burning mode, similar to fasting or a keto ...

Jen Keane’s claim to fame is that she grew a shoe using bacteria, coaxing the microbes to deposit their nanocellulose materials in the shape of a sneaker. But she’s kind of over that. “I feel like ...

The first time Ryan Shenvi played Wordle, when the popular word-guessing game was just taking off, he remembers thinking, “Oh, we should do this for retrosynthesis.” The La Jolla–based Scripps ...

Some worry that a chemical used to strip caffeine from coffee beans can increase the risk of cancer. Experts explain if you should be concerned. Credit...Eric Helgas for The New York Times Supported ...

For new, human-made heavy elements on the periodic table, being “too ‘big’ for your own good” often means instability and a fleeting existence. The more protons and neutrons scientists squeeze ...

There’s been this dream for decades. What if we could just print out an entire gene directly, one base at a time? —Daniel Lin-Arlow, Ansa Biotechnologies As scientists set their sights on cell and ...

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