Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science have developed a low-cost luminescent probe for early liver cancer detection, leveraging the properties of rare earth metal terbium.

Enzymatic recycling has gained traction in recent years as a greener alternative to traditional plastic recycling techniques, ...

Reactions involving the transfer of a phosphoryl (−PO32–) group are fundamental to cellular metabolism. These reactions are catalyzed by enzymes, often large and complex, belonging to the ...

Functions of the pancreas The pancreas has digestive and hormonal functions: The enzymes secreted by the exocrine gland in the pancreas help break down carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and acids in the ...

How to hit mudballs—the important basics Mudballs are golf's version of rolling the dice. The ball could go uncontrollably sideways if you're not careful.

Computer algorithms have designed highly efficient synthetic enzymes from scratch, with minimal need for tedious hands-on experiments to perfect them. The resulting enzymes catalyse a chemical ...

An engineered enzyme is at the center of a new method to visualize molecular details in human cells, and how these molecules change in cancerous versus benign cells, report Boston College ...

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences uncovered a new tumor-suppressive response that could lead to novel ...

From Curiosity to Innovation: Enzymes That Degrade Plastic Bertocchini’s research focuses not on using the worms themselves, but on isolating and producing the enzymes responsible for plastic ...