PNNL scientists have gotten one of the most in-depth looks ever at the developing lung, characterizing hundreds of lipids and thousands of proteins from samples as small as just 4,000 cells.

Longtime PNNL researcher and ultrasound pioneer dies.

Scientists are taking their cues from fungi in the digestive tracts of cows, goats and sheep in the search for new ways to create sustainable fuels and medicines.

Detailed view of a troubling layer offers insights for a better battery.

Garry Buchko is part of a team that has solved the structures of 1,000 proteins which enable pathogens to live, thrive and infect people.

Scientists have gotten a better look at the effects of a gene known as the "guardian of the genome" in causing premature births and miscarriages.

A genetic modification in fungi is more common than has been thought, offering scientists a new tool as they explore the use of fungi to convert biomass to fuels, chemicals and enzymes.

Several PNNL scientists were recognized recently for their role helping to stem the Ebola epidemic in West Africa two years ago.

Working with researchers with Tokyo Tech's World Research Hub Initiative in Japan and Canada, Xantheas will combine laboratory methods with computational explorations to study the biological functions of serotonin and nicotine.

Organic matter found in vast quantities in oxygen-starved floodplains would yield only minimal energy for hungry microorganisms, which spurn the meal, researchers show in a study in Nature Geoscience.

To study some of the tiniest particles in the universe, an international band of physicists is building a massive instrument to look for signs of particles predicted to be fundamental to the workings of the universe.

PNNL scientists have developed a system to convert methane into an energy-rich substance that can be used as the basis for biofuels and even feed for cows that create the gas in the first place.

Bo Peng, a Linus Pauling Fellow and molecular sciences researcher at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, was recognized at the Sanibel Symposium with the Löwdin Postdoctoral Associate Award.

Rick Corley has been honored for his work modeling the full chain of human respiration, from organ, to tissue, to cell, and down to individual molecule.

Erin Baker was honored today with the 'Rising Star' award at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society in San Francisco.

A scientific presentation by bioinformatician Jason McDermott on 'big data' this week is a big departure from conventional presentations.

Scientists have learned more about how molds become cellular factories that can synthesize a range of diverse products.

PNNL scientists recently gave a crash course on soil to young children at a local elementary school, dishing up the dirt on soil.

The search for dark matter called spin-dependent WIMPS is on — in an underground lab in Canada

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease are more likely to see dramatic shifts in the make-up of the community of microbes in their gut than healthy people, according to a study published online in Nature Microbiology.