How Enzymes Produced by White Rot Fungi Reign Supreme in Worldwide Carbon Recycling
Richard Wolfenden, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry and biophysics, details how white rot fungi produce enzymes that turn out to be key players in the carbon…
Richard Wolfenden, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry and biophysics, details how white rot fungi produce enzymes that turn out to be key players in the carbon…
Anthracnose Alert: How Bacteria Prime Fifth-Biggest Global Grain Crop Against Deadly Fungus Anthracnose of Sorghum bicolor devastates crops of the drought- and heat-resistant cereal worldwide….
Insights from their study may provide a novel therapeutic approach for diseases such as Huntington’s and Parkinson’s. Associate Professor Roger Pocock, from the Monash Biomedicine…
Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have created a suite of new biological sensors by chemically re-engineering pigments to act like tiny Venus flytraps. The sensors…
Scientists from Bremen discover an unusual protein playing a significant role in the Earth’s nitrogen cycle. The novel heme-containing cytochrome is involved in the anammox…
How ancient microbes created massive ore deposits, set the stage for early life on Earth. New research in Science Advances is uncovering the vital role…
Although nitrogen is essential for all living organisms — it makes up 3% of the human body — and comprises 78% of Earth’s atmosphere, it’s…
Scientists Now Know What DNA’s Chaperone Looks Like Researchers have discovered the structure of the FACT protein—a mysterious protein central to the functioning of DNA….
Dissecting self-organizing protein systems step by step may help scientists design the process of biological pattern formation from minimal ingredients. Probing the functional segments, or…
We love coffee, tea, chocolate, and soft drinks so much, caffeine is literally in our blood. Scientists at Oregon State University may have proven how…
Development is significant step toward skin grafts that can be integrated into patient’s skin. Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a way to 3D…
The ‘e-textile’ prototype uses sustainable and low-cost materials like tomato skin. Researchers of the Faculty of Science of the University of Malaga (UMA) have designed…
A weapon bacteria use to vanquish their competitors could be copied to create new forms of antibiotics, according to Imperial College London research. Researchers have…
Living beings, especially microorganisms, have a surprising ability to adapt to the most extreme environments on our planet, but there are still places where they…
“Does the flap of a butterfly’s wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas?” — Edward Lorenz, at the 139th meeting of the American…
University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have cultivated lifelike chemical reactions while pioneering a new strategy for studying the origin of life. The work is far from…
Researchers discovered a mechanism creating complex carbon molecules in a simulated planetary nebula environment. Scientists have long been puzzled by the existence of so-called “buckyballs”…
Experiments at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) are casting a new light on Egyptian soil and ancient mummified bone samples…