The use of enzymes has become increasingly popular in the baking industry to enhance baked good quality and consumer appeal. ...

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The questions of how humankind came to be, and whether we are alone in the universe, have captured imaginations for millennia ...

Structural reconstruction of thousands of ancient nitrogenases through Earth’s history uncovers architectural constraints that shaped their evolution under global environmental transitions.

Noonan syndrome with multiple lentigines (NSML) is a rare genetic disorder that causes short stature, distinctive facial ...

Neurons are highly specialized cells, and their proper functioning depends on preserving their identity throughout life. A ...

The protein homeostasis (proteostasis) network (Balch et al, 2008), consisting of a collection of molecular chaperones, ...

Neurons are highly specialized cells, and their proper functioning depends on preserving their identity throughout life. A ...

Photo: AI-generated image created by Prof. Blundell Papain, a proteolytic enzyme derived from the papaya plant (Carica papaya), has long been recognised for its versatile applications in ...

The world of protein engineering just took a giant leap forward. A team in China has developed a method that makes designing ...

The molecule Wnt, which plays a role in cell communication during human development, evolved from a superfamily with a shared lipid-modifying mechanism originally involved in bacterial defence and ...

Alzheimer’s disease has proved to be a tricky target, and researchers and drug developers have been pursuing effective treatments for decades. The brains of people who die with Alzheimer’s show a ...