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Researchers at National Taiwan University have discovered a versatile enzyme from Bacillus subtilis that efficiently attaches phosphate groups to a wide variety of phenolic molecules, offering a ...

New study reveals how aminoacyl-thiols may have kickstarted protein synthesis, shedding light on life's origins.

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Splash a little white vinegar (or fresh lemon juice if it’s a light fabric) directly onto the stain. Let it hang out for ...

Cambridge scientists built a two-part cancer drug that activates only in tumors with high enzyme levels, showing promise in ...

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

You can’t turn on the TV without seeing ads for glucose-lowering GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. A1C numbers are ...

Genes are the building blocks of life, and the genetic code provides the instructions for the complex processes that make organisms function.

A collection of short dispatches from the field of climate microbiology conveys the contributions that single-celled life ...

Genes are the building blocks of life, and the genetic code provides the instructions for the complex processes that make ...