Enzymes significantly speed up the chemical reactions that keep you alive. Researchers are using AI to create new ones to tackle modern challenges.

Collagen, the body's most abundant protein, has long been viewed as a predictable structural component of tissues. However, a ...

A new startup from one of the key scientists at Google DeepMind exits stealth today with $50 million in funding.

Proteins are the workhorses that keep our cells running, and there are many thousands of types of proteins in our cells, each ...

Billions of years ago, the molecular building blocks of life emerged from a complex web of chemical and geological processes.

Molecular Biology is the field of biology that studies the composition, structure and interactions of cellular molecules such as nucleic acids and proteins that carry out the biological ...

An international team of geneticists, public health specialists and environmental scientists from Greenland, Denmark and ...

Proteins are the workhorses that keep our cells running, and there are many thousands of types of proteins in our cells, each performing a specialized ...

Nanotube bridge networks grow between the most abundant photosynthetic bacteria in the oceans, suggesting that the world is ...

A recent study investigates how polyester microdroplets, potential precursors to modern cells, could form under realistic early Earth conditions. Researchers pushed these conditions to the limits, ...

Alfa Chemistry has made a remarkable stride in the field of synthetic biology with the recent renewal of its oligonucleotide series products. This updated lineup includes a range of advanced ...

Feb. 10, 2025 — Influenza A virus particles strategically adapt their shape -- to become either spheres or larger filaments -- to favor their ability to infect cells depending on environmental ...