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Researchers identified a potential new target for malaria drugs: an enzyme called acetyl-CoA synthetase found in plasmodium. This 3D artistic illustration depicts blood cells, including…
Study authors (from left to right) Andrew K. Lau, Thomas Eng, and Deepanwita Banerjee stand in front of a two-liter bioreactor containing P. putida cells…
Postdoctoral fellow Yunjun Zhao, the lead author on the paper, and Brookhaven Lab biochemist Chang-Jun Liu with poplar plants in the greenhouse at Brookhaven National…
Ph.D. candidate Vasin Dumrongprechachan captures protein expression in the mouse brain for mass spectrometry analysis, visualized by fluorescence microscopy. Images shows a sagittal cross section…
3D illustration of an RNA chain. Credit: Christopher Burgstedt/Getty Images Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently unveiled their discovery of a new process…
Russian chemists obtained new molecules of the indolyl- and pyrrolylazine series. Credit: UrFU / Anastasia Kurshpel Scientists obtained substances that provide a breakthrough in the…
The reactions involved in the FIND-IT assay to detect infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. When the Cas13 enzyme (left) binds to its target RNA, it…
ORNL researchers found the papain-like protease (in orange) can bind to the human interferon-stimulated gene 15 protein (in blue) in multiple ways and shapes. Credit:…
Despite having very similar amino acid sequences, two forms of the protein actin have distinct roles in the body. A Penn Vet-led team showed that…
Complex Molecules Could Hold the Secret to Identifying Alien Life A new system capable of identifying complex molecular signatures could aid in the search for…
The team’s experimental water-splitting apparatus. Credit: Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin For decades, researchers around the world have searched for…
Protein structures to represent the data obtained via AlphaFold. Credit: Karen Arnott/EMBL-EBI DeepMind and EMBL release the most complete database of predicted 3D structures of…
Artistic rendering of dying cells protecting their neighbors to maintain tissue integrity. Holes in epithelium created by uncoordinated cell death are shown in purple. Credit:…
Lined on the inside with virus-binding molecules, nano-shells made of DNA material bind viruses tightly and thus render them harmless. Credit: Elena-Marie Willner / DietzLab…
Protein design researchers used artificial intelligence to generate hundreds of new protein structures, including this 3D view of human interleukin-12 bound to its receptor. Credit:…
Image of the locality of the study area in the Barberton Greenstone Belt in South Africa. Credit: A. Hofmann A team of international researchers, led…
Images portraying the SARS-CoV-2 virus with an accurate depiction of the protein spikes it uses to attach to and enter cells in the human body.…
3D model of Taspase1, illustrating the two halves of the active enzyme. Credit: Image by Jose M. Martin-Garcia Using Argonne National Laboratory’s Advanced Photon Source,…
Frog eggs like those pictured here release zinc when fertilized, much like mammalian eggs do. Credit: Image by Tero Laakso/licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 Scientists…