After testing BEND lipids in a variety of experiments—from editing genes in liver cells to running complex biochemical simulations—the researchers concluded that BEND lipids reliably ...

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Nevertheless, an imbalance in the types and quantities of lipids can contribute to health problems, particularly ...

Peer’s group is still testing the thermostable lipids they developed, but he hopes they can make mRNA vaccines available to more countries, especially in the Global South. “Thermostable ...

Lipids are hydrophobic or amphiphilic small molecules that include sterols, waxes, fatty acids and phospholipids, and are insoluble in water and soluble in organic solvent. Biological lipids are ...