A new review explores how TMAO, a gut-derived metabolite from red meat and other foods, contributes to heart and brain ...

Scientists in Shanghai have made a breakthrough in protein design by leveraging artificial intelligence, establishing the ...

Shanghai scientists have made breakthrough in protein design by leveraging artificial intelligence, establishing the world's ...

Have you ever been curious to know how the deep sea creatures thrive to the extreme pressure in the ocean? The survival of ...

Twenty-three new Ngā Ahurei a Te Apārangi Fellows have been elected to the Academy of the Royal Society Te Apārangi. Fellowship recognises researchers, scholars, and innovators throughout Aotearoa New ...

Metagenomics is an emerging and exciting new field that integrates biology and technology. Here, Jo Handelsman previews the selection of articles in this Focus issue. Metagenomics is a youthful ...

In a groundbreaking study on the synthesis of cellulose – a major constituent of all plant cell walls – a team of Rutgers University-New Brunswick researchers has captured images of the microscopic ...

Life has evolved over billions of years, adapting to the changing environment. Similarly, enzymes—proteins that speed up ...

Enzymes originally evolved in high-temperature environments and later adapted to lower temperatures as Earth cooled. Scientists discovered that a key shift in enzyme function occurred over ...

Understanding how enzymes from thermophilic organisms evolved to function at lower temperatures could not only provide insights into evolutionary biology but also aid in bioengineering enzymes ...

Life has evolved over billions of years, adapting to the changing environment. Similarly, enzymes—proteins that speed up biochemical reactions (catalysis) in cells—have adapted to the habitats ...