Unusual variations in the cellular protein factory can skew development, help cancer spread and more. But ribosome variety ...

Emerging protein-design competitions aim to sift out the functional from the fantastical. But researchers hope that the real ...

David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper won this year's Nobel prize in chemistry. Jamie Durrani investigates the origins ...

Scientist Michel Brahic's new book delves into the world of prions, the culprits behind some of the scariest illnesses around ...

Recent studies in mice suggest that how the egg cells hold onto and get rid of their proteins may be key to this survival. Although most proteins are renewed every few days, two studies show that some ...

Imitating these structural changes of the proteins could lead to more efficient solar cells in the future. The sun's rays are ...

Long-lived proteins in the mouse ovary may help preserve fertility well into adulthood, providing insights into ovarian aging ...

MammalExpress increases the efficiency and reduces the cost of producing recombinant proteins in mammalian cells. Recombinant proteins are proteins produced by genetic engineering. They are widely ...

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry to David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper.

Catchfree is a food tech startup that has emerged from the Swiss Technical Institute of Technology (ETH). The company is ...

are among the most difficult and exciting problems in cell biology.Three recent studies have made a significant contribution to this area byidentifying new proteins, called LAP proteins ...

One of the leading theories behind Alzheimer’s disease is the accumulation of the proteins beta-amyloid and tau in the brain. Researchers from Oregon Health and Science University show for the ...