Wildfire smoke is teeming with them. Researchers have employed them to develop energy-dense biofuels like rocket, marine, and jet fuels. Scientists have engineered rice paddies that interact ...

In an ambitious collaboration, researchers added 1.8 million high-confidence protein complex structure predictions to the ...

A new LMU study shows how proteins function reliably even without a stable 3D structure – and the crucial importance not only of short sequence motifs, but also of the chemical characteristics. Many ...

Understanding how proteins interact with their own mirror images enabled a Kobe University research team to design a small ...

For years, biomolecular condensates were thought to be simple, liquid-like droplets with little internal organization. New research overturns that view, revealing that some condensates are built from ...

Understanding how representative currently known proteins are of the overall potential diversity can help inform strategies ...

We explore what allosteric modulators are, their benefits and drawbacks, and which candidates are currently advancing through ...

The genomes of phages—viruses that infect bacteria—are largely composed of "dark matter": genes that encode proteins whose functions remain unknown. Less than four years ago, a team led by Prof. Rotem ...

For many people, "protein" is the key element of a food order. However, beyond the preferred choice of meats or plant-based alternatives, proteins encompass a large class of complex biomolecules whose ...

Researchers at National Jewish Health and collaborating institutions have uncovered a critical mechanism driving persistent ...

High-protein diets dominate modern fitness culture—but could your “healthy” habit actually be doing more harm than good?