Recreating the human mind’s ability to infer patterns and relationships from complex events could lead to a universal model of artificial intelligence.

Study illustrates the links between brain energy metabolism and neuronal activity.  

A Nobel-winning method for observing single molecules in action provides the basis for unprecedented insights into polymer chain dynamics.

State-of-the-art techniques and software help researchers recreate cellular brain structures and model biochemical processes that support the brain’s energy demands.

Inkjet-printed device helps monitor a patient’s blood sugar levels without painful needles.

Molecules reorganize to slow stem cells down, giving them a chance to adhere to and eventually cross the inner lining of blood vessels into the bone marrow.

Adding certain types of bacteria to soil could help protect plants against drought by activating a proton pump in root cells.

A compound that binds to and inhibits a crucial receptor protein offers a new route for controlling a parasitic plant.

Pairing a conjugated polymer with a redox enzyme generates a fast, selective and sensitive electrochemical biosensor for metabolites.

Learning how boron evaporates will help to improve water desalination technologies.

An unexpected two-step mechanism occurs when cells copy DNA.

Protein analysis could lead to new advances in DNA sequencing technologies.

A new malaria metabolic model may uncover better ways to treat a highly deadly disease.

Understanding how bacteria help convert glacier bedrock into soil could help address desertification. 

Corals living in highly saline waters may be more tolerant to rising water temperatures. 

Seagrass meadows play a pivotal role in protecting coasts against rising sea levels.

A comparison of the genomes of two species of coral demonstrates unexpected genetic diversity.

The protein CD₃₄ is predominantly regarded as a marker of blood-forming stem cells but it helps with migration to the bone marrow too.

Genomes of single microbial cells isolated from the Red Sea could yield a goldmine for biotechnology.

Sifting through huge amounts of data may bring better understanding of whale shark social structures, protein targets for drug therapies and disease-causing genes.

Herbal remedy plants native to Saudi Arabia are shown to have potential as treatments for cancer.

Two proteins produced by a single gene interact to keep the genome in check.

The movement of DNA molecules seemingly explained by random motion conceals a more orderly march.

The surface proteins responsible for navigating immune cells to sites of inflammation are identified.

Conjugated polymers designed with a twist produce tiny, brightly fluorescent particles with broad applications.

The work of a small group specializing in demystifying proteins is having far-reaching effects.

Enzyme follows a two-step verification system before cutting and repairing DNA damage.

Africa now joins Southeast Asia in hosting parasites partially resistant to the first-line antimalaria drug, artemisinin.

Optical elements that diffract light could lead to smaller and more powerful cameras.

Antibodies directed against cancer stem cells could help patients with acute myeloid leukemia.

Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles may help destroy difficult-to-treat triple-negative breast cancer tumors.

A gene linked to plant stress response helps to prevent the production of defective proteins.

Expert knowledge in the field of DNA and RNA sequencing puts KAUST at the forefront of high-impact pathogen research.

Novel use of gaming technology enables researchers to 'step inside' the brain.

Insight into additional functions of a key cancer protein could pave the way for new anti-cancer drugs.

Proteins that have dual roles in the molecular processing of RNA could be manipulated to produce tougher plants.

A modern twist on a traditional biochemistry technique lets scientists study interactions that trap cells in circulation.

Termination sites of DNA are shown to stop slow-moving replication forks but not faster ones.

Whole-genome sequencing of the bacterium responsible for a cholera outbreak reveals a population structure missed by traditional methods.

A new collaboration could lead to supercomputers emulating the efficiency of the brain.

Discovery of the molecular mechanism by which a protein confers salt tolerance in plants could boost crop yields in high-saline soils.

Resistance to a popular herbicide provides insight into the control of a key biosynthetic pathway.

Lactate plays an unexpected role in brain function.

An enzyme involved in maintaining genome fidelity goes through seven steps to recognize its DNA substrates.

Enzymes crucial to parasite growth offer clues in fight against malaria.