These AI-designed proteins work as biosensors, reporting a measurable output when they detect their target ...

Proteins and peptides form the cornerstone of cellular function, serving not only as essential catalysts and structural components but also as mediators of signalling and regulation in health and ...

Storing genetic material as DNA or RNA is all well and good for life on Earth, but it would be entirely pointless if we ...

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 chemical characteristics. Subscribe to ...

Texas A&M biochemistry student Dimitris Kalafatis '27 named a 2026 Barry Goldwater Scholar for research on protein ...

Recently, the research team of Prof. WANG Qian from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Prof. BAI Fang from ShanghaiTech University ...

Scientists at Durham University, working in partnership with Jagiellonian University in Poland, have developed a new ...

A GPS-like technique has been used to track G protein-coupled receptor movement, revealing how these essential receptors function. Although G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are crucial to the ...

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 ...

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, ...