How did life originate? Ancient proteins may hold important clues. Every organism on Earth is made up of proteins. Although ...

The Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) forms part of an international consortium that is preparing the Tree of Sex ...

And when a ribosome reads from this mRNA to make the protein, it reads inosine as though it was guanine. Thus, A-to-I mRNA ...

A study has found that an ancient protein motif that binds to nucleic acids is functionally "ambidextrous." This means that ...

Secondary metabolites play essential roles in plant adaptation, defense, and ecological interactions, yet their evolutionary dynamics and functional ...

Eukaryogenesis occurred suddenly, driven by the growing length of genes and the limitations on producing longer proteins. An ...

Hiding behind numerous disguises, HIV has been evading researchers for years, leaving the search for a vaccine as elusive as ...

Molecular evolution is the area of evolutionary biology that studies evolutionary change at the level of the DNA sequence. It includes the study of rates of sequence change, relative importance of ...

A new study shows the tradeoff between power and efficiency in muscles is governed by proteins that form a molecular tuning ...

Sterols are among the most abundant lipids in eukaryotic cells, yet are synthesized through notoriously long, complex metabolic pathways. Researchers have used a novel approach to show how they ...

Luton, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom, May 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global antibody and protein labeling kits market is projected to grow significantly over the next decade, increasing from ...

Chemistry professor Chris Chang’s lab studies the chemical biology of the elements, specifically examining the roles that ...