The discovery of a new enzyme capable of breaking down plastic within mere hours heralds a significant breakthrough that could fundamentally transform waste management and environmental conservation.

A pharmaceutical scientist at the National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed a method that can measure the kinetic ...

Lots of people are excited about the idea of using plants to help us draw down some of the excess carbon dioxide we've been ...

UT Southwestern researcher Steven McKnight won for his discovery of proteins that could provide insight into ...

Research by microbiologists Martijn Wissink and Cornelia Welte of Radboud University, among others, is helping us understand ...

Making sense of metabolism, the networks of chemical reactions that keep life alive, can be a challenge because it is hard to study a single molecule in isolation. But if researchers can find enzymes ...

Samuel H. Sternberg was recognized for discovering programmable, RNA-guided enzymes from mobile genetic elements.

New findings show how thioesters could have been built, an important step to providing the energy needed for protein ...

Living cells contain a world of complex parts, which are constantly in motion. Many functions of these parts are still not fully understood, but likely harbor answers to many of our questions about ...

ABSTRACT: Trace elements naturally occur in marine ecosystems, with some playing vital roles in biological processes, while others pose toxicological risks to humans and marine organisms. This study ...

Of course, the story of humans in Africa doesn't end with their migration away from the mother continent. After all, many stayed put. But there's a big information gap. Although researchers have ...