An international team of scientists has discovered that a small, low-abundance protein plays a surprisingly big role in assembling carboxysomes—specialized bacterial microcompartments that enable ...

By arranging elastic protein subunits in a perfectly symmetrical way, the virus creates a shell that is both very stable and requires the fewest building blocks. This design gives maximum protection ...

A food creator has shared his recipe for a quick and innovative take on the humble taco shell that can help you get extra ...

Gas vesicles are among the largest known protein nanostructures produced and assembled inside microbial cells. These hollow, ...

Tiny diatoms in the ocean are masters at capturing carbon dioxide from the environment. They fix up to 20 percent of the Earth's CO2. A research team has now discovered a protein shell in these algae ...