A significant discovery about the mechanisms by which plants open and close their stomata could lead to new methods of protecting crops from the effects…
Their method successfully counteracted two highly addictive drugs—fentanyl and methamphetamine—in lab experiments. Drug overdoses in the United States have risen sharply in the last two…
Even as detailed images of distant galaxies from the James Webb Space Telescope show us more of the greater universe, scientists still disagree about how…
Modeling shows how genetic changes that don’t lead to changes in protein sequence can still alter protein function. New modeling shows how synonymous mutations —…
The molecules, called SGDGs, may lead to new ways to treat age-related neurological diseases. Aging involves complicated plot twists and a large cast of characters,…
An early step in metabolic evolution set the stage for emergence of ATP as the universal energy carrier. A simple two-carbon compound may have been…
University of California, Santa Cruz, scientists report the creation of three crystal structures of periodic rippled beta sheets, a novel protein structure. A peculiar protein…
Tokyo Tech developed a new cell-free protein crystallization (CFPC) method that includes direct protein crystallization and is a major advancement in the field of structural…
Cas13 Engineered To Simplify the Identification of Coronavirus A new engineered CRISPR-based method accurately finds RNA from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The highly…
Nearly half of all vaccines produced go to waste. This is because transporting them to diverse regions of the world involves many logistical challenges. Another…
Scientists from the University of Birmingham have revealed a new method to increase efficiency in biocatalysis. Their method is described in a paper published today…
The reaction generates the building blocks of proteins and DNA: amino acids and nucleic acids. Four billion years ago, the Earth looked very different than…
Identification of a molecular code embedded in protein for regulating its glycosylation. Many proteins in nature exist as glycoproteins, which are molecules comprised of protein…
Researchers from Jena show how the poison nut tree forms strychnine. A team of scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena…
A new model that will allow scientists to better study and treat metabolic illnesses Despite the fact that insulin was discovered more than a century…
Enzymes are used by biochemists to alter how brain cells interact with one another While you read this sentence, the neurons in your brain are…
Scientists have discovered differences in the biochemistry of asthmatic and non-asthmatics — which could lead to more effective treatments. An important discovery that could lead…
Researchers discover a new way to treat cardiovascular diseases. Vascular and cardiovascular illnesses are greatly influenced by a particular protein found in blood vessel cells….