Poison nut tree Strychnos nux-vomica. Credit: Danny Kessler, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology Researchers from Jena show how the poison nut tree forms strychnine.…
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The discovery might have far-reaching consequences for the treatment of brain diseases caused by abnormalities in synaptic information processing and exchange. Enzymes are used by…
A breakthrough discovery could result in more effective asthma treatments. Scientists have discovered differences in the biochemistry of asthmatic and non-asthmatics — which could lead…
A research team has been able to describe the underlying process of how a certain protein in blood vessel cells contributes to the development of…
New research reveals the physical basis for why approved antibody therapeutics are not working in neutralizing the recent COVID-19 variants of concern, such as Omicron…
A special sugar molecule has been discovered by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers that could play a key role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease. In…
Scientists have found a biological mechanism that has never been described before, which may help explain the disturbed blood coagulation that has often been observed…
Brazilian researchers discovered, characterized, and validated the functions of two novel enzyme families with biotechnological potential. One method of reducing reliance on oil and other…
Chirality preference in living matter may arise spontaneously to optimize energy harvesting. When one holds a right hand in front of a mirror, the reflected…
When cyanobacteria live in low-light conditions, such as beneath a pond surface or under a plant canopy on a forest floor, some are able to…
That cherry flavor you enjoy in candy and soda is likely a combination of aromatic and flavor compounds discovered through the study of plants in…
In a paper published on March 11, 2022, in Sciences Advances, researchers in the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Physics & Astronomy at…
Hannele Ruohola Baker and Shiri Levy discuss a new technique for awakening silenced genes in Ruohola-Baker’s lab at the University of Washington School of Medicine.…
The TPADO enzyme. Credit: Rita Clare, Montana State University Scientists who helped to pioneer the use of enzymes to eat plastic have taken an important…
Scripps Institution of Oceanography Ph.D. student Kate Bauman streaks new Salinispora cultures for further study in a biosafety cabinet with lab director Bradley Moore. These…
Origin of life artist’s conception. Experiment sheds light on the molecular evolution of RNA. Researchers at the University of Tokyo have for the first time…
A bacterial enzyme (crystal structure shown here) makes a new type of biodegradable polymer, acholetin, which might someday find use in drug delivery, tissue engineering…
Around 2.3 billion years ago, oxygen began building up in the atmosphere, eventually reaching the life-sustaining levels we breathe today. A new hypothesis proposed by…
After More Than 20 Years, Scientists Have Finally Solved the Full-Length Structure of a Janus Kinase
When a cytokine (green) binds to receptors (teal), two parts of the Janus kinase protein (pink) come together, activating it to send signals inside a…