Newly discovered peroxisome subcompartments may enhance fat processing and reshape our understanding of cell metabolism…
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Biochemistry explores the chemical processes and substances that drive biological systems, from the molecular mechanisms inside cells to the pathways that sustain life. By studying proteins, enzymes, DNA, RNA, and metabolic reactions, biochemists uncover how organisms grow, reproduce, and respond to their environment. This field bridges biology and chemistry, playing a crucial role in advancing medicine, genetics, agriculture, and biotechnology. Discover the latest breakthroughs in biochemistry, including innovations in drug development, disease research, and molecular engineering.
Human brain cells take longer to mature than those of apes, giving them more time…
For the first time, researchers have pinpointed what causes normal proteins to convert to a…
Lightning strikes — perhaps a quintillion of them, occurring over a billion years — may…
Phase 2 clinical trial could begin immediately for clofazimine, an FDA-approved drug on WHO’s List…
Cryoprotectants are used to protect biological material during frozen storage They have to be removed…
Photosynthetic bacteria adapt to environment by using quantum mechanics to steer energy. Photosynthetic organisms harvest…
For most of 2020, SARS-CoV-2 changed little, thanks to its preadaptation in bats and minimal…
Researchers design a new highly-selective tool to study “undruggable” proteins through the sugars they depend…
Narwhal tusks reveal a 50-year shift from sea-ice prey to open-ocean fish and show a…
International team of researchers investigates how evolution forms the structure and function of a newly…
NTU Singapore researchers developed ASO-1, an RNA-based compound that selectively inhibits TYK2, showing promise for…
Researchers are testing a universal flu vaccine that activates T cells for lasting protection and…
Researchers at Osaka University create voltage-controlled nanopores that can trap particles as they try to…
Research teams from UNIGE have discovered that the cytoskeleton of the malaria parasite comprises a…
Membrane-localized phage proteins may also help revitalize, enhance existing antibiotics. A study from the Center…
Proteins choreograph the infinitesimal dance of living cells and functional biomaterials. An interdisciplinary research team…
Scientists have designed peptide-based “booster” molecules that link SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins with pre-existing hepatitis B…