A protein that's essential to every cell's ability to turn off unnecessary genes is well known for its key function of ...

Smallest archaeal genome ever recorded: Sukunaarchaeum mirabile, found in Pacific Ocean plankton, encodes only 189 proteins -- fewer than many viruses -- but retains its own ribosomes, qualifying it ...

University of Oxford researchers have discovered that a specialised population of human microglia protects dopamine neurons ...

Scientists are using cell-free transcription and translation systems to synthesize proteins, design biology-based sensors and ...

AI-designed proteins improved targeted DNA insertion in cultured cells, with one variant doubling the performance of an ...

Cell surface protein labeling supports precise characterization of immune checkpoints, receptors, and other therapeutic ...

One of biology's fundamental questions is how our genes shape who we are. Adrian Serohijos and Stephen Michnick, professors ...

A team at Nanjing Medical University used RFdiffusion to design a CLDN18.2-targeting T-cell engager for gastric cancer and ...

Protein synthesis underpins biotechnology and drug discovery – and the ability to design and rapidly produce proteins is essential for advancing both fields. Cell-free protein synthesis holds ...

Viruses such as influenza A and dengue can hijack a cellular system that helps manage protein aggregates. Previous work by ...

T cells are crucial components of our immune system, serving as critical protectors against infection and disease. But there are limits to their defensive capabilities. T cells are not inexhaustible ...

A new study shows that the linker histone H1 protein initially flits around inside a cell with no clear aim even in the ...