Biochemistry

Drug developed to mimic genetic variant that prevents the burning sensation of eating spicy foods

Biomarkers found that could help individualize weight-loss methods

Striving to improve health during the environmental meltdown

There are no failures — only opportunities in unexpected outcomes

Ability of virus to infect fat tissue might explain why obesity raises risk of severe disease

Ribosomes, the gene’s translators, upend the central dogma of genetics

A dozen Stanford Medicine researchers explain what piques their interest when it comes to molecules

Molecular insights boom

Cholesterol-reducing statin drugs could relieve ulcerative colitis

Stanford launched its own test early in the pandemic — but the challenges kept on coming