Enzymes originally evolved in high-temperature environments and later adapted to lower temperatures as Earth cooled. Scientists discovered that a key shift in enzyme function occurred over ...

Life has evolved over billions of years, adapting to the changing environment. Similarly, enzymes—proteins that speed up ...

You may have heard of the fantastic-sounding "dark side of the genome." This poorly studied fraction of DNA, known as ...

An optogenetic method for controlling the movement of starfish oocytes has been developed, which could have applications for ...

Researchers say findings suggest it may be possible to stop cancer growth using approaches such as restraining TE activity in ...

Scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital have revealed how chronic liver injury alters hepatic stellate cells (HSCs), triggering the formation of fibrotic scarring in the liver. The researchers ...

A growing body of work suggests that cell metabolism — the chemical reactions that provide energy and building materials — ...

That’s why she and her group teamed up with machine-learning-for-chemistry expert Gabe Gomes and his group at Carnegie Mellon ...

Meet O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT), an enzyme at the heart of many essential ... is correctly modified in our cells and that our cells activate the right transcriptional programs.

PARP7 is a mono-ADP-ribosyl transferase (mono-ART) which has recently gained attention due to its emerging role as a negative ...