Researchers at MIT have made a major breakthrough in optimizing rubisco, a key enzyme in photosynthesis. By modifying a ...

CRISPR-associated transposases (CAST) revolutionize enzyme engineering, enabling precise modifications for improved ...

Enzymes known as kinases play a critical role in cell growth, metabolism and signaling in a multitude of organisms across the ...

Global population growth presents unprecedented challenges to sustainable food systems, creating an urgent need to innovate nutrient utilization strategies.

Researchers at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) have created the world's simplest artificial cell capable ...

In a world where heart disease continues to rank as the top cause of death, scientists are urgently searching for ways to ...

Sweetness is central to the appeal of citrus fruit, but the molecular story behind that flavor has long remained untold.

A new study provides a detailed structure of a human enzyme critical for antiviral defense and platelet function.

Immune responses rely on the efficient movement of immune cells within the complex and geometrically unpredictable three-dimensional tissues that make up our bodies.

Inside each cell of the human body are proteins that control which genes are expressed at the right place and time. However, ...

Scientists were able to 3D-print different microstructures inside live cells, including a delightfully tiny micro-elephant. The team also printed barcodes and tiny lasers that could both be used to ...

p21Cip1 (p21) is a universal cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitor that halts cell proliferation and tumor growth by multiple mechanisms. The expression of p21 is often downregulated in cancer cells ...