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

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

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

Plastic products frequently pile up in landfills or spill into natural habitats where they occupy space and endanger wildlife ...

Aging, neurological diseases and our bodies' stress response are all linked to the tiny power plants inside each cell known ...

A protein historian and evolutionary biochemist found that a protein sequence present across all known life didn’t form as ...

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 ...

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

A groundbreaking discovery reveals how HIV integrates its genetic material into human DNA, exposing a key viral vulnerability ...

N-myristoyltransferase (Nmt) attaches myristate to the N-terminal glycine of many important eukaryotic and viral proteins. It is a target for anti-fungal and anti-viral therapy. We have determined the ...

Enzyme technology is undergoing the most profound and exciting transformation in its history, as was made clear at the Enzyme Engineering Conference held last month in Hawaii *. Fifteenth in the ...