A world-first artificial cell can chase chemicals using only a membrane, an enzyme, and a pore—no DNA or motors needed.

Proteins are life's molecular workhorses, doing everything from turning sunlight into food to fighting viruses. They are ...

Konstanz researchers identify an enzyme that plays a role in the migration of cells in our body—not only during normal tissue ...

Konstanz researchers identify an enzyme that plays a role in the migration of cells in our body - not only during normal tissue formation and wound healing, but also when tumor cells metastasize. This ...

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

A new drug was shown to significantly reduce tumor growth in lab studies by up to 77% for melanoma and colorectal cancers.

The mystery of how cancers build up resistance mechanisms and evade the treatments that should have destroyed them is a ...

BiomEdit has raised an $18.4m Series B round and is gearing up to launch its first product, a designer probiotic to tackle necrotic enteritis ...

MIT gave photosynthesis a boost by evolving rubisco to work faster, raising hopes for higher crop yields and more efficient plants.

Prof. Hening Lin brings expertise in enzymes to UChicago, bridging scientists, engineers and doctors to translate research to ...

An international research team led by CIC bioGUNE has advanced understanding of classical homocystinuria, a rare genetic disorder that impairs the breakdown of homocysteine, causing systemic health ...