Why do problems occur with a special variant of 'protein glues', the split inteins, that severely limit their use in producing proteins? A team has now answered this question.

Scientists say they have discovered how a group of proteins linked to Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis act as 'guardians' of mitochondria, small organelles, or subunits, within a ...

DNA strand displacement circuits are inching closer to becoming cellular machines. Scientists are finding ways to make these ...

For the first time, scientists have built a detailed, interactive map of a human cell, revealing how thousands of proteins ...

Inspired by sea sponges, researchers created living micro-lenses from bacteria that may improve medical and industrial ...