A previously unknown protein in a family of bacteria found in soil and the human gut microbiome has been discovered—which could help drug delivery in cancer treatment.

VIRTUALLY every childhood bedroom has at least one of them. But did you know that your childhood teddy could be harbouring ...

Scientists at Goethe University uncover how the oldest enzyme in cellular respiration functions – opening the door to ...

For the first time, researchers have filmed in real time the disassembly of DNA at the atomic scale. This strand separation ...

Ancient microbes illustrate a particular kind of respiration in which carbon dioxide and hydrogen are combined to form acetic ...

A team of scientists have elucidated an ancient mechanism of cellular respiration. To that end, they studied bacteria that feed on the gases carbon dioxide and hydrogen, and turn them into acetic acid ...

A recent study by Chinese scientists has revealed the intricate molecular machinery driving energy exchange within chloroplasts, shedding light on a key event in the evolution of plant life. Led by ...

Exactly how much ATP is produced per oxygen molecule consumed ... But he came at the question from the standpoint of bacterial physiology — how do bacteria keep their insides different from ...

Animals, plants and many other living organisms inhale oxygen to "burn" (oxidize) compounds like sugar into CO2 and water—a ...

Actin can also break down ATP, which triggers the filaments to disassemble. Bacteria have similar proteins to actin that form filaments in the presence of ATP and help to control cell shape and ...