Gray hair isn’t always a sign of getting older. Harvard experts explain that the real cause lies in your hair follicles, ...

Dior's Forever Glow Luminizer is a beauty-editor staple, and now, it comes in shimmery gold—well, while supplies last. As if ...

Scientists have taught bacteria to make octopus camouflage pigment, ushering in a new era of bio-inspired materials.

A bioproduction method that ties compound synthesis to bacterial survival could be used to mass-produce natural products.

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The last 20 months of living in the midst of COVID-19, with all its unexpected developments, have been a challenge for many organizations when it comes to planning for the future. But that has also ...

Explore the fascinating role of melanin beyond pigmentation, from protection against UV rays to its evolutionary significance in human history.

A lab at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography figures out a ‘mafia-inspired’ way to produce large amounts of a natural pigment some creatures use to camouflage themselves ...

Anthocyanins, the pigments that give blueberries their vivid coloration, are also recognized for their potential health ...

Figure 1: Different pigment patterns of D. rerio and D. albolineatus. Figure 2: Enhanced Csf1 expression in D. albolineatus through cis regulatory evolution. Figure 3: Time and pattern of xanthophore ...

Paint is everywhere, but rarely gets much attention. Some shades, however, scream for it. Pigment Red 254 is one of them. Ciba-Geigy Ltd., now Ciba Specialty Chemicals, based in Basel, Switzerland, ...