Life takes shape with the motion of a single cell. In response to signals from certain proteins and enzymes, a cell can start ...

A tiny molecule called bombesin links starfish and humans in appetite control, revealing a surprising evolutionary connection.

A team of biologists at Queen Mary University of London has discovered that a neurohormone controlling appetite in humans has an ancient evolutionary origin, dating back over half a billion years.

The team then turned their attention to the function of this starfish bombesin, named ArBN. Using mass spectrometry, collaborators at the University of Warwick determined the molecular structure ...