L-arginine helps protein droplets stay stable and prevents fibril formation linked to Alzheimer’s. This process occurs at droplet surfaces, offering a potential therapeutic target.

Human bodies easily digest starch. Your body uses an enzyme called amylase that breaks the alpha bonds to release glucose ...

Glutathione balance in the ER, controlled by SLC33A1, is essential for proper protein folding and disease prevention.

In this week's second major AI model launch for life sciences research, OpenAI has introduced GPT-Rosalind, designed to accelerate drug discovery and support biology-related research work. The launch ...

An engineered E. coli strain survived after one amino acid was designed out of many of its ribosomal proteins—an early test ...

Most hypotheses suggest that earlier forms of life had partial genetic codes and used fewer than 20 amino acids. To test ...

EM, researchers showed that water mediates catalysis and important protein interactions for RNA polymerase II function in ...

Two University of Chicago scholars have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, joining other scientists and researchers chosen in “recognition of their distinguished and continuing ...

A detailed new map of the human kidney revealed a previously unrecognized form of diabetic kidney disease (DKD) marked by clusters of immune cells—specifically B cells—that are linked to faster ...

Researchers at the University of British Columbia and BC Cancer have developed a new way to target proteins long considered ...

Zinc is an essential trace element that controls myriad biological processes. The delicate balance of its concentration in ...