For decades, scientists have understood proteins primarily through two defining features: their amino acid sequence and their ...

Proteins and peptides are the primary functional polymers of medical biochemistry, directing virtually all cellular processes through their structural diversity, catalytic activities and signalling ...

The genetic code has given rise to the enormous diversity of proteins we see in nature—and rearranging the order of codons that make up a protein’s sequence leads to an immense variety of structure ...

How did life originate? Ancient proteins may hold important clues. Every organism on Earth is made up of proteins. Although all organisms—even single-celled ones—have complex protein structures now, ...

A pink ribosome surrounds part of a red-and-yellow helix-shaped strand of messenger RNA while a yellow protein branch extends from the ribosome. A graphic representation of a ribosome (pink) ...

Researchers had not yet identified ways in which they might affect biochemistry far from their physical structures. Now, in a new study published September 10 in the journal Cell, researchers from ...

Amyloids are perhaps best known as a key driver of Alzheimer’s disease. The amorphous proteins, found throughout the human body, stick to nerve cells like plaque, choking off their function and ...

Strategic collaboration expands protein technology footprint across Central and South America; Magdalena advances its diversification strategy from sugar production into high-value molecules DAVIS, CA ...