A single gene in the shorebird species known as ruffs controls the levels of testosterone in males, and this in turn affects ...

Unfortunately, there isn't an enzyme for many reactions we would sorely like to catalyze—things like digesting plastics or ...

Using a series of more than 1,000 X-ray snapshots of the shapeshifting of enzymes in action, researchers at Stanford ...

A team from the University of Washington led by Nobel laureate David Baker is using artificial intelligence to design ...

An enzyme called cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2) regulates the cell cycle and may have the potential to drive therapeutic ...

Darwin's theory of natural selection provides an explanation for why organisms develop traits that help them survive and reproduce.

Scientists at Brazil's National Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) have discovered a biocatalyst called ...

New research uses AI to engineer enzymes with intricate active sites, expanding the possibilities for synthetic biocatalysts.

Eli Hanechak claims to have a patent pending on an enzyme mutation that could accelerate the breakdown of plastic waste.

A virus originally found in animals, mpox -- which causes the disease of the same name -- is now circulating in humans. Since 2022, it has been the cause of major epidemics spreading outside endemic ...

The American Cancer Society estimates that 67,400 Americans will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year and nearly ...

Researchers at the University of Geneva found that an enzyme in these vessels supports immune cells during anti-tumor ...