Attaching amino acids to a hydrophobic organic molecule allows them to self-assemble into rare, knotted structures with ...

Proteins are the building blocks of life. These biomolecules comprise chains of amino acids that fold into precise shapes to ...

Proteins are the molecular machines of cells. They are produced in protein factories called ribosomes based on their blueprint—the genetic information. Here, the basic building blocks of proteins, ...

Protein folding helpers such as TRiC and prefoldin (PFD) are crucial for the correct folding of many essential proteins. In a Nature study, researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry ...

Palmetto Superfoods has introduced a new Blade Smoothie, featuring Leaft Foods's alfalfa-derived Leaf Rubisco protein and an "unmatched" amino acid profile.

Life runs on instructions you never see. Every cell reads DNA, turns that message into RNA, and then builds proteins that ...

With the growing demand for healthy diets and functional foods, plant extracts and plant protein peptides are increasingly ...

ATLANTA, GEORGIA, US — Given its reliance on limited sources for critical vitamins and amino acids, the feed industry is focused on improving the resiliency of its supply chain, said Constance Cullman ...

A genomic entrepreneur’s guide to the coming revolution in biology raises troubling questions about ethics and safety ...

Scientists studying dust and rock from asteroid Bennu say they are holding something close to a time capsule from before Earth was habitable. Locked inside the grains are amino acids, sugars and other ...

Life on Earth may have started with a molecule that still runs our cells today. As researchers probe ribonucleic acid in the ...