The amino acid sequence of a protein encodes its three-dimensional structure and determines its biological function. Although researchers can readily generate proteins with altered amino acid ...

Proteins are essential macromolecules that play a crucial role in virtually all biological processes. They are the building blocks of life, performing a wide range of functions within organisms, from ...

Scientists have for the first time looked deep into the protein structure that may determine our vision—and discovered that ...

A University of Iowa-led study has revealed the unexpected structure adopted by the DNA repair protein RAD52 as it binds and ...

Priyom Bose holds a PhD in plant biology and biotechnology from the University of Madras, India. She is an experienced academic researcher and science writer. Priyom has co-authored several original ...

In Greek mythology, Proteus, son of Poseidon and prophetic shepherd of sea-beasts, could foretell the future. The elusive sea god was difficult to capture as he assumed many forms—a lion, a serpent, ...

Harvard Medical School scientists have identified a key protein in the human immune system that drives inflammatory and ...

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have developed eye drops that extend vision in animal models of a ...

While DNA sequencing is routine, determining protein sequences remains one of biology’s toughest challenges, says ...

Purdue University scientists have discovered a key mechanism that regulates how plants develop chloroplasts, essential ...