Enzymes, the core catalysts in life, drive critical biological processes ranging from metabolic regulation to energy ...

“The challenge with biology is that it’s just too complicated ... “We’ve been able to generate tens of thousands of plastic-eating enzymes in our lab that are unique,” he says ...

A team of chemists, biologists and microbiologists led by researchers in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St.

NYU scientists have discovered that cancer cells work together to withstand challenging conditions, revealing new ...

The team recorded 24 hours of the cellular construction process, revealing surprising new details about how plant cell walls ...

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is one of the most common birth defects, but the full extent of its genetic underpinnings has ...

In a groundbreaking study on the synthesis of cellulose -- a major constituent of all plant cell walls -- a team has captured images of the microscopic process of cell-wall building continuously over ...

Fred Hutch virologist Keith Jerome, MD, PhD, and evolutionary biologist Jesse Bloom, PhD, were recently elected to the 2025 ...

The research of D. Fernando Estrada, PhD, associate professor of biochemistry, has been recognized by the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET).

Advanced techniques are allowing scientists to witness the process where plant cells generate cellulose fibers.

Advances in the gene-editing technology known as CRISPR-Cas9 over the past 15 years have yielded important new insights into the roles that specific genes play in many diseases. But to date this ...

A version of this essay will be presented at the American Chemical Society Spring 2025 meeting by 2025 Priestley Medal winner ...