Now, a new study from Scripps Research demonstrates a proof of concept for a new strategy: engineering proteases—enzymes that ...

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

You may have heard of the fantastic-sounding "dark side of the genome." This poorly studied fraction of DNA, known as ...

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While the long term consequences vary, continuing a no protein diet would be life-threatening and not recommended.

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 ...

MIT scientists used light to control how a starfish egg cell jiggles and moves during its earliest stage of development.